Colony spatial structure in polydomous ants: Complimentary approaches reveal different patterns

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-250

  Buczkowski, G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony spatial structure; Cornfield ant; Immunomarking; Lasius neoniger; Protein marking; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; CRYPSIS; EUSOCIALITY; IMMUNOASSAY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PROTEIN; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUCROSE;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; LASIUS ALIENUS; LASIUS NEONIGER; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84859785155     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0211-9     Document Type: Article

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