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. 2014 Mar 4;9(3):e90173. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090173

Table 2. Total number of behavioural observations.

Species Treatment Argentine ants Competitors
Non Aggressive Aggressive Non Aggressive Aggressive
M. antarcticum 0 20 10 26 4
0.01 µg/µl 28 5 33 0
1 µg/µl 36 5 40 1
100 µg/µl 35 5 40 0
O. glaber 0 11 18 23 6
0.01 µg/µl 14 22 32 4
1 µg/µl 23 15 34 4
100 µg/µl 23 12 33 2
T. jocosus 0 25 6 31 -
0.01 µg/µl 35 3 38 -
1 µg/µl 35 3 38 -
100 µg/µl 35 2 37 -

Total number of observations of non-aggressive (behaviour scores 0, 1 and 2) and aggressive (behaviour scores 3 and 4) behaviour displayed by Argentine ants towards each competing species and observations for this species in return, as a function of pheromone concentration or no treatment.