Individual and social learning in tandem-running recruitment by ants

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 361-368

  Franklin, Elizabeth L ^a   Franks, Nigel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ant; Learning; Social learning; Tandem running; Temnothorax albipennis

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LEARNING; NEST SITE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; LEPTOTHORAX ALBIPENNIS;

EID: 84864138947     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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