Individual decisions and communication in foraging by red wood-ants Formica aquilonia Yarrow (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Three colonies of red wood-ants Formica aquilonia were maintained in the laboratory on Tenebrio larvae and aqueous sucrose solution (7&'37 w/v). The laboratory was artificially lighted for 14hrs/day between August and April; the temperature was kept above 5°C. The foragers of each c...

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Main Author: Lamb, Anne Elizabeth
Published: University of Aberdeen 1992
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333437