Alloethic efficiency in the patrolling networks of a polymorphic ant, Tapinoma nigerrimum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

This study analyses some aspects of the role of alloethism in the networks of patrolling workers of a polymorphic ant species (Tapinoma nigerrimum) in the nest surroundings. We focus on the analysis of movement and distribution patterns of different-sized individuals, and their relationship to the p...

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