A comparative analysis of precision rescue behaviour in sand-dwelling ants

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 537-544

  Hollis, Karen L ^a   Nowbahari, Elise ^b  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Altruistic behaviour; Ant; Aphaenogaster senilis; Cataglyphis floricola; Empathy; Eusocial insect; Lasius grandis; Messor barbarus; Messor marocanus; Rescue behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; EUSOCIALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSECT; NICHE; PRECISION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APHAENOGASTER SENILIS; CATAGLYPHIS CURSOR; CATAGLYPHIS FLORICOLA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; LASIUS GRANDIS; MESSOR BARBARUS; MESSOR MAROCANUS; MYRMELEONTIDAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84875276563     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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