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Defense of Food Supply by Eusocial Colonies

Location
AMERICAN SAMOA
Author(s)
Johnson, Leslie K.
Hurbell, Stephen P.
Feener Jr, Donald H.
Publisher
Department of Biology
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institue
Publication Place
Iowa City, Iowa|Balboa, Panama
Physical Description:
Amer. Zool 27; 347-358
Call Number
VF 41514
Language
English
Record ID:
19050
Legacy PEIN ID:
58964
General Notes
Overdispersion of colonies exists in many eusocial insects. They can be generated by direct attack on colonies or founders, by defense of space, defense of food resources being harvested, or by exploitative competition.
Location
AMERICAN SAMOA
Author(s)
Johnson, Leslie K.
Hurbell, Stephen P.
Feener Jr, Donald H.
Publisher
Department of Biology
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institue
Publication Place
Iowa City, Iowa|Balboa, Panama
Physical Description:
Amer. Zool 27; 347-358
Call Number
VF 41514
Language
English
Record ID:
19050
Legacy PEIN ID:
58964
General Notes
Overdispersion of colonies exists in many eusocial insects. They can be generated by direct attack on colonies or founders, by defense of space, defense of food resources being harvested, or by exploitative competition.
Record Created: 14-Sep-2001
Record Modified: 18-Dec-2020