Forager Polymorphism and Foraging Ecology in the Leaf-Cutting Ant, Atta colombica
I compare forager size and foraging selectivity of the leaf-cutting ant Atta colombica and that of its close relative Atta cephalotes. In both species, larger foragers cut fragments of greater mass and area, and at vegetation sources of greater specific density (mass/area). However, the size-range o...
Main Author: | James K. Wetterer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1995-01-01
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Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/10717 |
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