Testing the adjustable threshold model for intruder recognition on Myrmica ants in the context of a social parasite

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1728, 2012, Pages 516-522

  Fürst, Matthias A ^a   Durey, Maëlle ^a   Nash, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggression; Defence; Maculinea; Social parasite

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BUTTERFLY; COLONY; CUTICLE; EUSOCIALITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIMICRY; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUEEN; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL INSECT; THRESHOLD; WORKER CASTE;

EID: 84055218175     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0581     Document Type: Article

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