Cost to the cavity-nest ant Temnothorax crassispinus (hymenoptera: Formicidae) of overwintering aboveground

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 177-179

  Mitrus, Sławomir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Overwintering; Percentage survival; Temnothorax crassispinus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875073772     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2013.026     Document Type: Note

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