Diurnal and seasonal fluctuations in wood ant (Formica polyctena) nest temperature in two geographically distant populations along a south - North gradient

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-259

  Frouz, J ^a   Finer, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ant nests; Czech Republic; Finland; Formica rufa group; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANT; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; NEST SITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

FORMICA POLYCTENA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 34548017377     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0939-4     Document Type: Article

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