Phenotypic plasticity of locomotion performance in the seed harvester Messor capensis (Formicidae)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-530

  Clusella Trullas, Susana ^a   Terblanche, John S ^a   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; ANT; BODY SIZE; ENERGETICS; HARVESTING; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEED;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; LOCOMOTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; MESSOR CAPENSIS;

EID: 77952031477     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651387     Document Type: Article

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