On ectotherm abundance in a seasonal environment - Studies of a desert ant assemblage

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2991-2996

  Kaspari, Michael ^a   Valone, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Desert; Dorymyrmex insanus; Ectotherm abundance; Forelius cf. pruinosus; Pheidole rugulosa; Pheidole tucsonica; Pogonomyrmex desertorum; Precipitation; Seasonality; Solenopsis xyloni

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; DESERT; ECTOTHERMY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY;

DORYMYRMEX INSANUS; FORELIUS PRUINOSUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE RUGULOSA; PHEIDOLE TUCSONICA; POGONOMYRMEX DESERTORUM; SOLENOPSIS XYLONI;

EID: 0038477012     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2991:OEAIAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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