Activity pattern of harvester ants (Messor spp.) in the Negev desert ecosystem

Y. Steinberger; H. Leschner; A. Shmida

doi:10.1016/s0140-1963(18)30528-7

Activity pattern of harvester ants (Messor spp.) in the Negev desert ecosystem

Y. Steinberger, H. Leschner, A. Shmida

Bar-Ilan University

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The major food source of Messor is plant material, especially seeds. The main factors affecting ant activity are probably seed availability and air temperature. The food collecting strategy of the ants also plays an important role in determining activity. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-176
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Arid Environments
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-1963(18)30528-7
State	Published - 1992

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