Arboreal twig-nesting ants form dominance hierarchies over nesting resources
Interspecific dominance hierarchies have been widely reported across animal systems. High-ranking species are expected to monopolize more resources than low-ranking species via resource monopolization. In some ant species, dominance hierarchies have been used to explain species coexistence and commu...
Main Authors: | Senay Yitbarek, Stacy M. Philpott |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-11-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/8124.pdf |
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