The Plesiobiontic Association of Formica lemani Bondroit with Lasius flavus (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Norway

The Plesiobiontic Association of Formica lemani Bondroit with Lasius flavus (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Norway

Three compound nests of Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917 and Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782) are reported from Lygra, Western Norway. This is the first plesiobiontic relationship reported for F. lemani and the 9th for L. flavus. Behavioural and landscape ecological traits associated with plesiobiosis a...

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Main Authors: Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte, Thomas Aga Legøy, Jonathan Soulé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2017-10-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Plesiobiosis
interactions
commensalism
mixtobiosis
mixed colonies
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1030

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