Shaken, not stirred: A serendipitous study of ants and earthquakes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3103-3107

  Lighton, John R B ^a   Duncan, Frances D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ant behavior; Earthquake prediction; Messor pergande

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER; ENERGY METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; CALIFORNIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NATURAL DISASTERS; TEMPERATURE;

ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; MESSOR; MESSOR PERGANDEI;

EID: 25144483964     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01735     Document Type: Article

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