Resource redistribution in polydomous ant nest networks: Local or global?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1183-1191

  Ellis, Samuel ^a   Franks, Daniel W ^a   Robinson, Elva J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formica lugubris; levels of selection; network analysis; polydomy; self organization; wood ants.

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST SITE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL INSECT;

FORMICA LUGUBRIS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 84908309703     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru108     Document Type: Article

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