Nest site selection and longevity in the ponerine ant Rhytidoponera metallica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-152

  Thomas, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colony size; Nest relocation; Rhytidoponera metallica; Rock choice

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; LONGEVITY; NEST SITE; POPULATION SIZE; SITE SELECTION;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; RHYTIDOPONERA; RHYTIDOPONERA METALLICA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0036282224     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-002-8294-y     Document Type: Article

References (63)

1. Social behaviour during nest-moving in the ant Myrmica rubra L. (Hym. Form.)
2. Boundary disputes in the territorial ant, Azteca trigona: Effects of asymmetries on colony size
3. Nest movements and population spatial structure of the forest ant Myrmica punctiventris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
4. Nest tree selectivity by the tropical ant, Paraponera clavata
5. Artificial diet for rearing various species of ants
6. The structure of a dense natural ant population
7. The dispersion of ant species in a southern English heath
8. Colony movement of the black imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina
9. Temporal structure of an ant community in semi-arid Australia
10. Estimation in survival analysis: Parametric models, product limit and life-table method
11. Worker longevity in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, ergonomic considerations of correlations between temperature, size and metabolic rates
12. Effects of shading on the migratory behavior of the Florida harvester ant Pogonomyrmex badius
13. Microsatellites reveal high population viscosity and limited dispersal in the ant Formica paralugubris
14. Low relatedness among cooperatively breeding workers of the greenhead ant Rhytidoponera metallica
15. The effect of rock cover on the diurnal range of microclimatic conditions
16. Temperature distribution and calorimetric determination of heat production in the nest of the wood ant, Formica polyctena (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
17. Zum wärmehaushalt im nest der roten waldameise, Formica polyctena (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
18. Ants nesting under stones in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa: Predator avoidance or temperature benefits?
19. Mechanisms of interference and foraging among colonies of the harvester ant Pogonomyrmex californicus in the Mojave Desert
20. Spatial patterns of granivorous ant nest abundance and nest site selection in agricultural landscape of Central Spain
21. Tropical arboreal ant mosaics: Innate attraction and imprinting determine nest site selection in dominant ants
22. Some aspects of the ecology and nest microclimatology of the Meat ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus (Sm.)
23. Rock selection for nesting in Proformica longiseta Collingwood, 1978 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in a Mediterranean high mountain
24. Nest site limitation and colony takeover in the ant Leptothorax nylanderi
25. Nesting space limits colony size in the plant-ant Pseudomyrmex concolor
26. Queen transport during ant colony emigration: A group-level adaptive behavior
27. Founding, foraging, and fighting: Colony size and the spatial distribution of harvester ant nests
28. Worker compatibilities within and between populations of Rhytidoponera metallica
29. "Queenlessness," worker sibship, and colony versus population structure in the Formicid genus Rhytidoponera
30. Seasonal structuring of a north temperate ant community
31. Host tree selection by the neotropical ant Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)
32. Nest site selection by fire ant queens
33. Temperatures beneath stones used as daytime retreats by desert animals
34. Influence of temperature variations on rate of development in insects: Analysis of case studies from entomological literature
35. Growth and development of colonies of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
36. Nomadic behavior of army ants in a desert-grassland habitat
37. Social carrying behavior and division of labor during nest moving in ants
38. Communication and orientation during foraging and emigration in the ant Formica fusca
39. Social organization of nest emigration in Leptothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
40. Stability in worker production and colony size in ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
41. A technique for analysis of utilization availability data
42. Worker response to thermal constraints in the ant Formica obscuripes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
43. Morphologically 'primitive' ants: Comparative review of social characters, and the importance of queen-worker dimorphism
44. Impact of temperature on colony growth and developmental rates of the ant, Solenopsis invicta
45. Fire ant thermal preferences: Behavioral control of growth and metabolism
46. Clarification of a technique for analysis of utilization-availability data
47. Foraging velocity of seed-harvester ants, Veromessor pergandei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
48. Regulation of temperature in the nest of social insects
49. Division of labour in a crisis: Task allocation during colony emigration in the ant Leptothorax unifasciatus (Latr.)
50. Nest relocations in ants
51. Colony movements of some North American ants
52. The relationship of nest rock dimensions to reproductive success and nest permanence in a high-mountain ant, Proformica longiseta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
53. Colony growth and the ontogeny of worker polymorphism in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
54. Sociometry and sociogenesis of colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta during one annual cycle
55. Habitat selection by the queens of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens in Brazil
56. The growth and distribution of the mounds of Lasius flavus (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Silwood Park, Berkshire
57. Functional queens in the Australian greenhead ant, Rhytidoponera metallica (Hymenoptera; Formicidae)
58. Habitat selection by the queens of two field dwelling species of ants