Myrmecologische Nachrichten 7: 43-45
Myrmecologische Nachrichten 7: 43-45; printable
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25849/myrmecol.news_007:043
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Open Access:
CC BY 4.0
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Author:
Czechowski, W.
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Year:
2005
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Title:
Nest competition between Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763) and Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Białowieża Forest (Poland)
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Journal:
Myrmecological News
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Volume:
7
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Pages:
43-45
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Type of contribution:
Original Article
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Supplementary material:
No
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Abstract:
A conflict for a nesting site between two dendrophilous ant species, Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763) and C. herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Białowieża Forest (Poland) is described. A colony of the former unsuccessfully tried to take over a log dwelled by a colony of the latter and its plesiobiotic partner, a colony of Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758. A competitive basis and a course of the conflict are discussed.
Open access, licensed under CC BY 4.0. © 2005 The Author(s).
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Key words:
Ants, Camponotus vagus, Camponotus herculeanus, Formica fusca, competition, plesiobiosis.
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Publisher:
The Austrian Society of Entomofaunistics
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ISSN:
Print: 1994-4136 - Online: 1997-3500