
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ettershank, G 
T1  - The three dimensional gallery structure of the nest of the meat ant Iridomyrmex Purpureus (SM.) (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1968
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SP  - 715
EP  - 723
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9680715 
N2  - A study of the gallery structure of the nest of I. purpureus is reported, using a lead-casting technique to obtain three-dimensional relationships. Each entrance on the low, gravel-covered mound was found in almost all cases to open into a separate set of galleries. The structure is described and the significance of the arrangement is discussed. Statistical analysis shows that the nest entrances are not randomly disposed. 
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