Journal article
Emigrating on the Fly: a Novel Method of Army Ant Colony Movement Observed in Eciton mexicanum
Journal of insect behavior, v 30(5), pp 471-474
2017
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Abstract
We describe an emigration of the Neotropical army ant
Eciton mexicanum
where the head of the emigration column was separated in time from previous raid column activity, and the emigration was not connected to the new bivouac site by a column of workers. Over 12 h elapsed between raid activity and the onset of emigration, suggesting the emigration followed a long-lasting pheromone trail. We suggest the bivouac site had been selected the night before the emigration by foraging workers.
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- Title
- Emigrating on the Fly: a Novel Method of Army Ant Colony Movement Observed in Eciton mexicanum
- Creators
- Sean O’Donnell - Drexel UniversityTerrence P. McGlynn - California State University System
- Publication Details
- Journal of insect behavior, v 30(5), pp 471-474
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Grant note
- Organization for tropical studies
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000413690800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85027366788
- Other Identifier
- 991019168107504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Entomology