Know thine enemy: Why some weaver ants do but others do not

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 381-386

  Newey, Philip S ^a   Robson, Simon K A ^a   Crozier, Ross H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colony odor; Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Recognition systems; Social insects

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOASSAY; CONSPECIFIC; FITNESS; ODOR; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVAL;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI;

EID: 76749172148     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp201     Document Type: Article

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