Where to move when it gets cold: Winter nesting sites attractive to the Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Myrmecological News

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-58

  Díaz, Mireia ^a   Abril, Sílvia ^a   Enríquez, Martha L ^a   Gómez, Crisanto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canopy cover; Nearest tree; Nest site fidelity; Soil water content; Winter nest; Winter nest temperature

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 84875502808     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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