Cost to the cavity-nest ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of overwintering aboveground
Most species of ants inhabiting the temperate zone overwinter underground, whereas those of the genus Temnothorax remain in nests aboveground. I studied the cost of aboveground overwintering. Workers of Temnothorax crassispinus survived in higher numbers (median = 88%) in artificial nests experiment...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2013-01-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201301-0026_Cost_to_the_cavity-nest_ant_Temnothorax_crassispinus_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_of_overwintering_aboveground.php |