Slave raid by a diminutive colony of the socially parasitic ant,Polyergus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 819-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Topoff ◽  
Raymond Mendez
Keyword(s):  
Polyergus Breviceps ◽  
Slave Raid

Slavery and the Slave Trade in Dār Fūr

1973 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. O'Fahey
Keyword(s):  
State Formation ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Central African Republic ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
Ruling Elite ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
State Organization ◽  
Slave Raid

The institutions of slavery, slave raiding and the slave trade were fundamental in the rise and expansion of the Keira Sultanate of Dār Fūr. The development of a long-distance trade in slaves may be due to immigrants from the Nile, who probably provided the impetus to state formation. This process may be remembered in the ‘Wise Stranger’ traditions current in the area. The slave raid or ghazwa, penetrating into the Baḥr al-Ghazāl and what is now the Central African Republic, marked the triumph of Sudanic state organization over the acephalous societies to the south.The slaves, who were carefully classified, were not only exported to Egypt and North Africa, but also served the sultans and the title-holding elite as soldiers, labourers and bureaucrats. In the latter role, the slaves began to encroach on the power of traditional ruling groups within the state; the conflict between the slave bureaucrats and the traditional ruling elite lasted until the end of the first Keira Sultanate in 1874.

scholarly journals The Role of Scouting in Slave Raids by Polyergus Breviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

1987 ◽  
Vol 94 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 261-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Topoff ◽  
Diane Bodoni ◽  
Peter Sherman ◽  
Linda Goodloe
Keyword(s):  
Polyergus Breviceps ◽  
Slave Raids

Social and orientation behavior of Polyergus breviceps during slave-making raids

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Topoff ◽  
Brent LaMon ◽  
Linda Goodloe ◽  
Myrna Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Orientation Behavior ◽  
Polyergus Breviceps

Behavioral Ecology of the Slave-Making Ant, Polyergus breviceps, in a Desert Habitat

1985 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Topoff ◽  
Maria Inez-Pagani ◽  
Lisa Mack ◽  
Myrna Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Ecology ◽  
Polyergus Breviceps ◽  
Desert Habitat

Queen Sex Pheromone of the Slave-making Ant, Polyergus breviceps

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Les Greenberg ◽  
Armin G. Tröger ◽  
Wittko Francke ◽  
J. Steven McElfresh ◽  
Howard Topoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Pheromone ◽  
Polyergus Breviceps ◽  
Queen Sex Pheromone

Sex Pheromone of Queens of the Slave-Making Ant, Polyergus breviceps

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1297-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Les Greenberg ◽  
Ali Aliabadi ◽  
J. Stephen McElfresh ◽  
Howard Topoff ◽  
Jocelyn G. Millar
Keyword(s):  
Sex Pheromone ◽  
Polyergus Breviceps
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