Use of radio-tagging to map spatial organization and social interactions in insects

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-21

  Moreau, Mathieu ^a,b   Arrufat, Patrick ^a,b   Latil, Gérard ^a,b   Jeanson, Raphaël ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Ant; Passive transponder; Social network

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78651291247     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.050526     Document Type: Article

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