Open AccessNest-seeking rock ants (Temnothorax albipennis) trade off sediment packing density and structural integrity for ease of cavity excavation
Author(s) -
Nicholas J. Minter,
Ana B. SendovaFranks,
Nigel R. Franks
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
behavioral ecology and sociobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.203
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1432-0762
pISSN - 0340-5443
DOI - 10.1007/s00265-013-1582-x
Subject(s) - nest (protein structural motif) , sediment , animal ecology , biology , ecology , competition (biology) , excavation , preference , geology , paleontology , mathematics , statistics , biochemistry
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