Macronutrient regulation in the Rasberry crazy ant (Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-100

  Cook, S C ^a,b   Wynalda, R A ^a   Gold, R E ^a   Behmer, S T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Foraging behavior; Invasive species; Nutrient regulation

Indexed keywords

ANT; CARBOHYDRATE; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 84855729705     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0193-7     Document Type: Article

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