A BEHAVIORAL-STUDY OF TRANSPORTER WORKERS IN CATAGLYPHIS-IBERICA ANT COLONIES (HYMENOPTERA-FORMICIDAE)

被引：20
作者：
CERDA, X
RETANA, J
机构：
[1] Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, 08034
[2] Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, (Barcelona)
来源：
ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 1992年 / 4卷 / 04期
关键词：
ANT; FORMICIDAE; CATAGLYPHIS-IBERICA; TEMPORAL CASTE; SOCIAL CARRYING;
D O I：
10.1080/08927014.1992.9523128
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
In Cataglyphis iberica ant societies, social carrying of workers from one nest to another of the polycalic colony is a common phenomenon mostly performed by a group of workers, the transporters. They are old workers (with completely resorbed ovaries and low fat body content), included among the most active individuals of the colony, and specialized in adult transport. Behaviourally they occupy an intermediate position between interior and exterior workers, since they perform, together with adult transport, some activities characteristic of those two groups of workers. Notwithstanding, their characterization as an independent group varies greatly between periods and colonies.
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页码：359 / 374
页数：16
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