Arboreal twig-nesting ants form dominance hierarchies over nesting resources

Interspecific dominance hierarchies have been widely reported across animal systems. High-ranking species are expected to monopolize more resources than low-ranking species via resource monopolization. In some ant species, dominance hierarchies have been used to explain species coexistence and commu...

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Main Authors: Senay Yitbarek, Stacy M. Philpott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8124.pdf