Ethogram Cole 1983

An ethogram of 5 species of Mangrove ants (Florida, USA) from: Cole, B. J. 1983. Assembly of mangrove ant communities: colonization abilities. Journal of Animal Ecology 52:349-355.


 * C = Crematogaster ashmeadi
 * X = Xenomyrmex floridanus
 * Ps = Pseudomyrmex elongatus
 * mZ = Zacryptocerus varians, minor worker (=Cephalotes varians)
 * MX = Zacryptocerus varians, major worker (=Cephalotes varians)
 * mCo = Camponotus (Colobopsis) sp., minor worker
 * MCo = Camponotus (Colobopsis) sp., major worker

See the respective species pages or the publication for more information.

{|border="1" !width="200"|Behavioural category !width="50"|C !width="50"|X !width="50"|Ps !width="50"|mZ !width="50"|MZ !width="50"|mCo !width="50"|MCo




 * Total acts
 * 4004
 * 3418
 * 3713
 * 3303
 * 25
 * 1911
 * 457




 * Estimated sample coverage
 * 0.9998
 * 0.9995
 * 0.9995
 * 0.9995
 * 0.9995
 * 0.9995




 * Self-grooming
 * 0.3729
 * 0.3376
 * 0.5252
 * 0.325
 * 0.56
 * 0.3804
 * 0.317


 * Antennal tipping
 * 0.004
 * 0.0149
 * 0.0024
 * 0.0234
 * 0
 * 0.0016
 * 0


 * Extrude anal tube and/or sting
 * 0.0452
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Flick gaster
 * 0.008
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Lick wall of nest
 * 0.0017
 * 0.0433
 * 0.0062
 * 0.01
 * 0
 * 0.012
 * 0


 * Transport dead nestmate
 * 0.0002
 * 0
 * 0.0005
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Stridulate
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0032
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Drag minor worker
 * 0.003
 * 0
 * 0.003
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.002


 * Drag major worker
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0


 * Drag queen
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0003
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0021
 * 0.002


 * Allogroom minor worker
 * 0.0627
 * 0.1161
 * 0.0436
 * 0.55
 * 0
 * 0.0345
 * 0.011


 * Allogroom major worker
 * 0.0027
 * 0
 * 0.0094
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0094
 * 0


 * Allogroom queen
 * 0.013
 * 0.0056
 * 0
 * 0.0039
 * 0
 * 0.0078
 * 0.015


 * Carry insect remains
 * 0.0165
 * 0.0255
 * 0.0145
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0031
 * 0


 * Lay trophic egg
 * 0.002
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0009
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Carry infrabuccal pellet
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0006
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0


 * Carry solid remains
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0006
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0




 * Brood care:


 * Carry egg(s)
 * 0.0275
 * 0.0029
 * 0.0016
 * 0.0125
 * 0
 * 0.0115
 * 0.004


 * Lick eggs(s)
 * 0.0052
 * 0.0076
 * 0.0011
 * 0.0067
 * 0
 * 0.0178
 * 0


 * Carry larva(e)
 * 0.0827
 * 0.0892
 * 0.0329
 * 0.0477
 * 0
 * 0.034
 * 0.02


 * Lick larva(e)
 * 0.1216
 * 0.1445
 * 0.1163
 * 0.1388
 * 0
 * 0.09
 * 0.061


 * Assist larval ecdysis
 * 0
 * 0.0006
 * 0.0005
 * 0.0009
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Meconium removal
 * 0
 * 0.0015
 * 0.0011
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0005
 * 0.002


 * Carry pupa(e)
 * 0.0027
 * 0.005
 * 0
 * 0.003
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0


 * Lick pupa(e)
 * 0.0125
 * 0.0135
 * 0.0124
 * 0.0118
 * 0
 * 0.0105
 * 0.006


 * Assist eclosion to adult
 * 0.0012
 * 0.0029
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Feed insect remains to larvae
 * 0
 * 0.0793
 * 0.01
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Feed egg to larvae
 * 0.0052
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0018
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Feed infrabuccal pellet to larvae
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0167
 * 0.007
 * 0
 * 0.0078
 * 0




 * Abdominal trophallaxis:


 * Receive or solicit from minor
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.041
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Receive or solicit from major
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0043
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Receive or solicit from queen
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0018
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0




 * Regurgitate:


 * With larvae
 * 0.0827
 * 0.0518
 * 0.0385
 * 0.0653
 * 0
 * 0.0597
 * 0.009


 * With minor worker
 * 0.0587
 * 0.0462
 * 0.1602
 * 0.2072
 * 0.44
 * 0.1669
 * 0.471


 * With major worker
 * 0.0033
 * 0
 * 0.1125
 * 0.066
 * 0
 * 0.1125
 * 0.066


 * With queen
 * 0.004
 * 0.009
 * 0.005
 * 0.0024
 * 0
 * 0.0021
 * 0


 * Feed on insect remains
 * 0.0412
 * 0.0094
 * 0.005
 * 0.0012
 * 0
 * 0.0141
 * 0.011


 * Feed on larvae
 * 0.0042
 * 0.0018
 * 0
 * 0.0009
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0


 * Feed on egg
 * 0.003
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0003
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0


 * Feed on infrabuccal pellet
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0106
 * 0
 * 0.0068
 * 0.002


 * Share infrabuccal pellet
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0015
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0


 * Feed on solid remains
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.0009
 * 0
 * 0.001
 * 0


 * Feed egg to queen
 * 0.0007
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0