Ritualized behavior during competition for food between two formicinae

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1996 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Insectes Sociaux, volume 43, pages 17-29 (issn: 0020-1812, eissn: 1420-9098,

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Authors: J. L. Mercier; A. Dejean;

doi: 10.1007/bf01253952

Ritualized behavior during competition for food between two formicinae

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Polyrhachis laboriosa andCamponotus brutus are two syntopic ants of the African equatorial forest. Although they occupy two different ecological niches (nesting area, diet, rhythms of activity), they are in competition for the exploitation of large permanent food sources.

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