Impact of Interference Competition on Exploration and Food Exploitation in the Ant Lasius niger

Competition acts as a major force in shaping spatially and/or temporally the foraging activity of ant colonies. Interference competition between colonies in particular is widespread in ants where it can prevent the physical access of competitors to a resource, either directly by fighting or indirect...

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Main Authors: Vincent Fourcassié, Tristan Schmitt, Claire Detrain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/383757