Salt intake in amazonian ants: Too much of a good thing?

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 425-432

  Hernández, L M Arcila ^a   Todd, E V ^a   Miller, G A ^b   Frederickson, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Camponotus mirabilis; Herbivory; Insect nutrition; Sodium limitation; Tropical rainforests

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; MINERAL; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OMNIVORY; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALT; SOCIAL INSECT; SODIUM; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

AMAZONIA;

CAMPONOTUS MIRABILIS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; MIRABILIS;

EID: 84864361680     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-012-0237-7     Document Type: Article

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