Role of relative humidity in colony founding and queen survivorship in two carpenter ant species

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 740-744

  Mankowski, Mark E ^a   Morrell, J J ^b  

^a Rio Tinto Minerals USA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. modoc; C. vicinus; carpenter ants; colony founding; relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; DOUGLAS FIR; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; PSEUDOTSUGA; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS MODOC; CAMPONOTUS VICINUS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 79960342604     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10319     Document Type: Article

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