Site latitude influences on respiration rate, fat content and the ability of worker ants to rear larvae: A comparison of Myrmica rubra (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) populations over their European range

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-124

  Elmes, Graham W ^a   Wardlaw, Judith C ^a   Nielsen, Mogens G ^b   Kipyatkov, Vladilen E ^c   Lopatina, Elena B ^c   Radchenko, Alexander G ^d   Barr, Boyd ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d SCHMALHAUSEN INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Ants; Bro od rearing; Edge of range; Fat content; Formicidae; Latitude; Longtitude; Myrmica; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ANT; BROOD REARING; FAT; LATITUDE; RESPIRATION;

EUROPE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA; MYRMICA RUBRA;

EID: 0032733989     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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