TEMPORAL CHANGE IN EXTRANIDAL ACTIVITY PATTERN OF A FORMICID ANT, FORMICA JAPONICA (FORMICIDAE ; HYMENOPTERA)

DOI Web Site 1 Citations 16 References
  • HAYASHI Kayoko
    Department of Biology, Faculty of Sience, Nara Women's University:(Current address) Toray Systems Center, Inc.
  • HAGIMOTO Mari
    Department of Biology, Faculty of Sience, Nara Women's University:(Current adress) Shin-Nippon Meteorological & Oceanographical Consultant Co. Ltd.,
  • WADA Keiji
    Department of Biology, Faculty of Sience, Nara Women's University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • クロヤマアリにおける地上活動数の変動
  • クロヤマアリ ニ オケル チジョウ カツドウスウ ノ ヘンドウ

Search this article

Abstract

In the ant Formica japonica, the diurnal fluctuation of extranidal activity was studied in a grassland from May to October, 1991,by counting the number of individuals departing and entering nests. The activity was significantly correlated with the maximum temperature of the ground surface, suggesting that extranidal activity is controlled by climatic conditions. When an experimental barrier was established near one colony to suppress its extranidal activity, the foraging workers of a neighboring colony increased in number on one occasion, indicating that extranidal activity of this ant species is partly under the control of neighboring colonies.

Journal

Citations (1)*help

See more

References(16)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top