The nest architecture of the ant odontomachus brunneus

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cerquera, Lina M ^a   Tschinkel, Walter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

casting, colony size; head width; trap jaw ant; worker number

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ODONTOMACHUS BRUNNEUS;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ANTS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

EID: 77955617263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.6401     Document Type: Article

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