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The Dynamics of Foraging Trails in the Tropical Arboreal Ant Cephalotes goniodontus

The foraging behavior of the arboreal turtle ant, Cephalotes goniodontus, was studied in the tropical dry forest of western Mexico. The ants collected mostly plant-derived food, including nectar and fluids collected from the edges of wounds on leaves, as well as caterpillar frass and lichen. Foragin...

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Autor principal: Gordon, Deborah M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3509047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23209749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050472