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Prey Capture Behavior in an Arboreal African Ponerine Ant

I studied the predatory behavior of Platythyrea conradti, an arboreal ponerine ant, whereas most species in this subfamily are ground-dwelling. The workers, which hunt solitarily only around dusk, are able to capture a wide range of prey, including termites and agile, nocturnal insects as well as di...

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Autor principal: Dejean, Alain
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21589941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019837