A guide to area‐restricted search: a foundational foraging behaviour
Area‐restricted search is the capacity to change search effort adaptively in response to
resource encounters or expectations, from directional exploration (global, extensive search) …
resource encounters or expectations, from directional exploration (global, extensive search) …
[PDF][PDF] The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior
CA Schmidt, SO Shattuck - Zootaxa, 2014 - mapress.com
The tribal and generic classification of the diverse ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) is revised to reflect recent molecular phylogenetic information and a reappraisal …
Formicidae) is revised to reflect recent molecular phylogenetic information and a reappraisal …
Ant‐termite interactions: an important but under‐explored ecological linkage
Animal interactions play an important role in understanding ecological processes. The
nature and intensity of these interactions can shape the impacts of organisms on their …
nature and intensity of these interactions can shape the impacts of organisms on their …
Lessons for invasion theory from social insects
H Moller - Biological conservation, 1996 - Elsevier
Reproductive and dispersal modes of social insects mean that fundamentally different
models may be required for predicting determinants of their invasions from those for sexually …
models may be required for predicting determinants of their invasions from those for sexually …
Predation by ants on arthropods and other animals
X Cerdá, A Dejean - 2011 - digital.csic.es
Ants are the most widely distributed and most numerically abundant group of social insects.
First, they were ground-or litter-dwelling predators or scavengers, and certain taxa evolved …
First, they were ground-or litter-dwelling predators or scavengers, and certain taxa evolved …
Graded recruitment and hunting strategies linked to prey weight and size in the ponerine ant Ectatomma ruidum
B Schatz, JP Lachaud, G Beugnon - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1997 - Springer
According to the weight and size of their prey, Ectatomma ruidum workers can employ
different recruitment systems (solitary hunting, cooperative hunting and group hunting with …
different recruitment systems (solitary hunting, cooperative hunting and group hunting with …
Foraging ecology of the giant Amazonian ant Dinoponera gigantea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae): activity schedule, diet and spatial foraging patterns
V Fourcassié, PS Oliveira - Journal of Natural History, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
This study provides a detailed account of the natural history and foraging biology of the
ponerine ant Dinoponera gigantea in a rainforest in north Brazil. The species nests on the …
ponerine ant Dinoponera gigantea in a rainforest in north Brazil. The species nests on the …
[PDF][PDF] Prey analysis in the diet of some ponerine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and web-building spiders (Araneae) in coffee plantations in Chiapas, Mexico
G Ibarra-Núñez, JA García, JA López, JP Lachaud - Sociobiology, 2001 - hal.science
The comparison by computed coefficients ofboth dietbreath and diet overlap indicated some
degree of similarity between the two ant species, and between the six spider species …
degree of similarity between the two ant species, and between the six spider species …
Conditioning of scouts and recruits during foraging by a leaf-cutting ant, Atta colombica
Experiments using novel and familiar resources were conducted on colonies of the leaf-
cutting ant, Atta colombicaGuerin, in Costa Rica to determine the effects of prior experience …
cutting ant, Atta colombicaGuerin, in Costa Rica to determine the effects of prior experience …
The role of learning in risk-avoidance strategies during spider–ant interactions
Cognitive abilities used by arthropods, particularly predators, when interacting in a natural
context have been poorly studied. Two neotropical sympatric predators, the golden silk …
context have been poorly studied. Two neotropical sympatric predators, the golden silk …