Thermoregulatory trade-offs result from vegetation removal by a harvester ant

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 423-429

  Bucy, Ave Marie ^a   Breed, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonial activity; Foraging efficiency; Formicidae; Myrmicinae; Nesting behaviour; Thermoregulation; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ANT; PRAIRIE; SHADING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION; WORKER CASTE;

NORTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE; MYRMICINAE; POGONOMYRMEX OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 33748600724     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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