The thermoregulatory function of thatched nests in the South American grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex heyeri

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bollazzi, Martin ^a   Roces, Flavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

building behaviour; heat transfer; leaf cutting ants; nest material; thermal biology

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX; ACROMYRMEX HEYERI; ATTA; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICINAE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; SUNLIGHT; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOIL; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 77957590635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.13701     Document Type: Article

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