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Nest architecture of Pachycondyla striata Fr. Smith, 1858 (Formicidae, Ponerinae)
(Birkhauser Verlag Ag, 2010-02-01)
Nine nests of Pachycondyla striata Fr. Smith, 1858 were excavated between 2006 and 2007 at the UNESP university campus in Rio Claro, SP, southeastern Brazil. The P. striata population was larger in the two nests excavated ...
Nest architecture of Pachycondyla striata Fr. Smith, 1858 (Formicidae, Ponerinae)
(Birkhauser Verlag Ag, 2014)
Nest architecture of Atta laevigata (F. Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
(Swets Zeitlinger Publishers, 2004-08-01)
The internal structure of three nests of Atta laevigata was studied in Botucatu city, São Paulo State, Brazil. Two nests were excavated through the opening of trenches and one was cement-moulded to enable a better view of ...
The nest architecture of the ant, Pheidole oxyops Forel, 1908 (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
(Blackwell Publishing, 2007-10-01)
Pheidole oxyops builds subterranean nests, with an external architecture that is distinctive and easily recognizable by its wide and specific entrance hole, measuring up to 12.2 cm in diameter, denoting a pitfall-trap. In ...
Strong selection on mandible and nest features in a carpenter bee that nests in two sympatric host plants
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2014)
Host plants are used by herbivorous insects as feeding or nesting resources. In wood-boring insects, host plants features may impose selective forces leading to phenotypic differentiation on traits related to nest construction. ...
The nest architecture of the ant, Pheidole oxyops Forel, 1908 (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
(Blackwell Publishing, 2014)
Interpopulation variation in nest architecture in a secondary cavity-nesting bird suggests site-specific strategies to cope with heat loss and humidity
(American Ornithological Society, 2017)
© 2017 American Ornithological Society. Nest morphology can affect the breeding success of birds. Thus, birds inhabiting different environments may experience divergent selection for nest structure and composition that ...
Nest architecture of Oxaea austera (Andrenidae, Oxaeinae) and its significance for the interpretation of Uruguayan fossil bee cells
(International Society of Hymenopterists, 2014-09)
Oxaea austera nests in hard, red lateritic soils with dense grass cover. Some characters of Oxaea austera nests conform to the known architecture of the oxaeine nests such as the long, vertical shaft and the radiating, ...
Internal Architecture and Population Size of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests: Comparison Between a Rural and an Urban Area
(California State University, 2011-01-01)
Ant nests vary in their depth and internal complexity. They can be shallow or reach seven meters down into the soil, with many chambers connected by tunnels. In the case of leaf-cutting ants, the nest protects the colony ...