Nesting patterns, ecological correlates of polygyny and social organization in the neotropical arboreal ant Odontomachus hastatus (Formicidae, Ponerinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-217

  Oliveira, P S ^a   Camargo, R X ^a   Fourcassie V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Bromeliad nesting ants; Dominance behavior; Nest site limitation; Queen number

Indexed keywords

ANT; CANNIBALISM; COEXISTENCE; COLONY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; DOMINANCE; EPIPHYTE; FIELDWORK; MICROHABITAT; NEST SITE; NESTING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; RAINSTORM;

BRAZIL;

FORMICIDAE; ODONTOMACHUS HASTATUS; PONERINAE;

EID: 79952694787     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0138-6     Document Type: Article

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