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Ecological Determination of the Hour of Nest Opening by an Ant
<p>The timing of daily opening of the nest entrance by the red harvester ant Popnomyrmex californicus was studied during all four seasons. Multiple regression analysis of several , environmental variables shows that the variation from day to day in mean opening time can be attributed to temperature …
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Comparison of Laboratory Rhythms in Several Species and Genera of Ants
… Veromessor, Formica, Myrmecocystus) of ants were compared, two of them represented by two species each. Under controlled temperatures, in alternating light and dark, there was more difference in phase of rhythm among than within genera. This evidence adds to previous field evidence for a …
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Field Behavior Comparison of 8 Species of California Desert Ants
<p>Replicate colonies were observed at three study sites in southern California. Hourly activity was monitored during winter and spring.</p> <p>The time outside the nest ranged from strictly diurnal in Pogonomyrmex californicus to bimodal to nocturnal in Pheidole barbata. Four aspects of surface …