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Some factors affecting the site and pattern of leaf‐cutting activity in the ant Atta cephalotes L.
Author(s) -
BARRER P. M.,
CHERRETT J. M.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1972.tb00002.x
Subject(s) - atta , ant , biology , ant colony , ecology , hymenoptera , ant colony optimization algorithms , computer science , artificial intelligence
SYNOPSIS An account is given of some aspects of the leaf‐cutting behaviour of the ant Atta cephalotes L. Chemical and physical factors that determine the site of cutting are described, and the significance of these in the pattern of plant attack is discussed.