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Thermoregulation strategies in ants in comparison to other social insects, with a focus on red wood ants ( Formica rufa group)

Temperature influences every aspect of ant biology, especially metabolic rate, growth and development. Maintenance of high inner nest temperature increases the rate of sexual brood development and thereby increases the colony fitness. Insect societies can achieve better thermoregulation than solitar...

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Autores principales: Kadochová, Štěpánka, Frouz, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3962001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24715967
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-280.v2