Abstract
The problem of migration occupies a position of considerable importance in the study of animal psychology, involving as it does questions such as instinct, reproductive functions influencing behavior, sensory and ecological factors in behavior, and others of significance. Numerous writers have suggested, with reason, that the scientific explanation of animal migration may be improved not only through further investigations of the best known migrants, among birds and fishes, but also by studying other instances wherever they arise in the phyletic series. By investigating migration and related patterns in a variety of animal types, it may well be possible to clarify both the essential fundamental characteristics of migration and characteristics which may differ or be absent according to the given biological setting. Accordingly, our present discussion introduces such an exercise in the study of one of the social insects. The most characteristically pedestrian of all insects, species of the ant subfamily Dorylinae in the American tropics, commonly known as army ants, seem committed to a wandering of their colonies without any possibility of more than relatively brief nesting stops. In this respect they resemble their Old World relatives, the driver ants, of which Savage (1847) said:
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
