Nest relocation and encounters between colonies of the seed-harvesting ant Messor andrei

1999 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. F. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Nest Relocation ◽  
Messor Andrei ◽  
Seed Harvesting

Seed-Harvesting Ants

2021 ◽  
pp. 788-793
Author(s):  
Blaine J. Cole ◽  
Diane C. Wiernasz
Keyword(s):  
Seed Harvesting

Seed-Harvesting Ants

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Blaine J. Cole ◽  
Diane C. Wiernasz
Keyword(s):  
Seed Harvesting

Nest Relocation

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Sarah Bengston ◽  
Terry McGlynn
Keyword(s):  
Nest Relocation

scholarly journals Data on different seed harvesting methods used in grassland restoration on ex-arable land

Data in Brief ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 104011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ágnes-Júlia Albert ◽  
Ondřej Mudrák ◽  
Ivana Jongepierová ◽  
Karel Fajmon ◽  
Ivana Frei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arable Land ◽  
Grassland Restoration ◽  
Seed Harvesting

A thermophile in the shade: light-directed nest relocation in the Costa Rican ant Ectatomma ruidum

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 559-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence P. McGlynn ◽  
Toyin Dunn ◽  
Ellen Wayman ◽  
Andrea Romero
Keyword(s):  
Food Availability ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Light Environment ◽  
Manipulative Experiment ◽  
Ant Colonies ◽  
Nest Location ◽  
First Report ◽  
Nest Relocation ◽  
Ectatomma Ruidum ◽  
Tropical Climates

In tropical climates, nest movements by mature ant colonies are probably widespread but the phenomenon of nest relocation is poorly described (McGlynn 2007, McGlynn et al. 2004, Smallwood 1982a). For species that nest in soil, the costs and risks associated with excavating and establishing new nests are consequential, and it is assumed that relocation occurs when the costs are offset by a more advantageous nest location (Avargues-Weber & Monnin 2009, Banschbach & Herbers 1999). Nest movements may occur to areas with greater availability of food resources or to a more favourable microclimate. Here we provide the first report of nest relocation in one of the most widespread and well described ant species in the Neotropics, Ectatomma ruidum (Roger), and we perform a manipulative experiment to test whether food availability or light environment influence nest movement.

scholarly journals Host following of an ant associate during nest relocation

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Parmentier
Keyword(s):  
Nest Relocation
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