Carbon dioxide concentrations and nest ventilation in nests of the leaf-cutting ant Atta vollenweideri

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-248

  Kleineidam, C ^a,b   Roces, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Colony growth; Leaf cutting ants; Nest ventilation; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROCLIMATE; NEST; VENTILATION;

ATTA SEXDENS; ATTA VOLLENWEIDERI; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033779964     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001710     Document Type: Article

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