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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |