Discrimination between workers of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans from monogynous and polygynous colonies
Behavioral assays were conducted with individuals from monogynous and polygynous colonies of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans to evaluate the discriminatory ability of ant workers. These bioassays showed that this subspecies could not discriminate among non-nestmates or nestmate workers. However, n...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2006-03-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000300013 |