Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants
Nest site choice by cavity-dwelling ants of north temperate deciduous forests was studied at two sites in the northeastern United States. The two numerically dominant ant species in these communities, Myrmica punctivenris and Leptothorax longispinosus, chose different cavity sizes in experiments emp...
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| author | Joan M. Herbers Valerie Banschbac |
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| description | Nest site choice by cavity-dwelling ants of north temperate deciduous forests was studied at two sites in the northeastern
United States. The two numerically dominant ant species in these communities, Myrmica punctivenris and Leptothorax longispinosus, chose different cavity sizes in experiments employing artificial nest sites. These preferences for different cavity sizes should prove useful for studies involving experimental manipulation of cavity-dwelling ant species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f4153c4c94e44466a0e01b486f81f3592025-02-03T01:30:46ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381995-01-011021-2131710.1155/1995/80574Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling AntsJoan M. Herbers0Valerie Banschbac1Departmem of Zoology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USADepartmem of Zoology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USANest site choice by cavity-dwelling ants of north temperate deciduous forests was studied at two sites in the northeastern United States. The two numerically dominant ant species in these communities, Myrmica punctivenris and Leptothorax longispinosus, chose different cavity sizes in experiments employing artificial nest sites. These preferences for different cavity sizes should prove useful for studies involving experimental manipulation of cavity-dwelling ant species.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/80574 |
| spellingShingle | Joan M. Herbers Valerie Banschbac Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants |
| title_full | Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants |
| title_fullStr | Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants |
| title_short | Size-Dependent Nest Site Choice by Cavity-Dwelling Ants |
| title_sort | size dependent nest site choice by cavity dwelling ants |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/80574 |
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