Mechanisms of pH change in wood ant (Formica polyctena) nests

Pedobiologia

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 247-251

  Jilkova V ^a   Sebek O ^b   Frouz, J ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Charles University   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Basic cations; Glucose; Honeydew; Litter; Prey

Indexed keywords

ANT; CARBOHYDRATE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST SOIL; GLUCOSE; HONEYDEW; LITTER; PH; SOIL BIOTA; WOOD;

CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FORMICA POLYCTENA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 84864066392     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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