VARIABLE LOAD SIZE ANT SIZE MATCHING IN LEAF-CUTTING ANTS, ATTA-COLOMBICA (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)

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作者
BURD, M
机构
[1] Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, 08544-1003, New Jersey
关键词
CENTRAL-PLACE FORAGING; LOAD MASS; LEAF-CUTTING BEHAVIOR; LEAF FRAGMENT SIZE;
D O I
10.1007/BF01997240
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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