Absence of aggression but not nestmate recognition in an Australian population of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile

Intraspecific aggression is rare within introduced populations of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile, and colonies exhibit a structure known as unicoloniality, in which aggression among nests is atypical. We document a similar form of colony structure in an introduced population of Argentine ants...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Insectes sociaux 2008-05, Vol.55 (2), p.207-212
Hauptverfasser: Björkman-Chiswell, B. T, van Wilgenburg, E, Thomas, M. L, Swearer, S. E, Elgar, M. A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!