The function of polydomy: The ant Crematogaster torosa preferentially forms new nests near food sources and fortifies outstations

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 959-968

  Lanan, Michele C ^a   Dornhaus, Anna ^b   Bronstein, Judith L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Collective behavior; Foraging; Outstations; Polydomy; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST SITE; NEST STRUCTURE; POLYANDRY; SOCIAL INSECT;

CREMATOGASTER TOROSA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955024752     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1096-8     Document Type: Article

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