Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest

Temperature is an important factor for invertebrates. Social insects build nests, which along with their ability to thermoregulate, provide shelter from extreme temperatures. However, for many species of ants the most common method of controlling the temperature inside a nest is to choose a suitable...

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Autor principal:	Sławomir MITRUS
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Publicado:	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2021
Materias:	hymenoptera formicidae temnothorax crassispinus acorn ant social insects nest site selection nest cavity nest colour forest temperature Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:775fc32937e94c2196b6ada68ab10b0c2021-11-05T15:23:14ZTemperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest1210-57591802-882910.14411/eje.2021.005https://doaj.org/article/775fc32937e94c2196b6ada68ab10b0c2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202101-0005_temperature_differences_associated_with_colour_do_not_determine_where_the_acorn_ant_temnothorax_crassispinus_h.phphttps://doaj.org/toc/1210-5759https://doaj.org/toc/1802-8829Temperature is an important factor for invertebrates. Social insects build nests, which along with their ability to thermoregulate, provide shelter from extreme temperatures. However, for many species of ants the most common method of controlling the temperature inside a nest is to choose a suitable nest site. During a field experiment, the choice of nest site by the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus, a species which lives in coniferous and mixed forests, was studied. It typically occupies ephemeral nest sites and can move to a new nest site several times in one season. It was predicted that in early spring, dark coloured nest sites would be warmer and thus more frequently occupied by ant colonies. Contrary to this prediction, no difference was recorded in the frequency with which dark and lighter coloured nests were occupied. However, also in contrast to the prediction, in forest in early spring the difference in temperature inside different coloured nests was small. Thus, other features of nests, e.g., volume of cavity, are probably more important in determining nest site selection by this ant.Sławomir MITRUSInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciencearticlehymenopteraformicidaetemnothorax crassispinusacorn antsocial insectsnest site selectionnest cavitynest colourforesttemperatureZoologyQL1-991ENEuropean Journal of Entomology, Vol 118, Iss 1, Pp 46-50 (2021)
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topic	hymenoptera formicidae temnothorax crassispinus acorn ant social insects nest site selection nest cavity nest colour forest temperature Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	hymenoptera formicidae temnothorax crassispinus acorn ant social insects nest site selection nest cavity nest colour forest temperature Zoology QL1-991 Sławomir MITRUS Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest
description	Temperature is an important factor for invertebrates. Social insects build nests, which along with their ability to thermoregulate, provide shelter from extreme temperatures. However, for many species of ants the most common method of controlling the temperature inside a nest is to choose a suitable nest site. During a field experiment, the choice of nest site by the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus, a species which lives in coniferous and mixed forests, was studied. It typically occupies ephemeral nest sites and can move to a new nest site several times in one season. It was predicted that in early spring, dark coloured nest sites would be warmer and thus more frequently occupied by ant colonies. Contrary to this prediction, no difference was recorded in the frequency with which dark and lighter coloured nests were occupied. However, also in contrast to the prediction, in forest in early spring the difference in temperature inside different coloured nests was small. Thus, other features of nests, e.g., volume of cavity, are probably more important in determining nest site selection by this ant.
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title	Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest
title_short	Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest
title_full	Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest
title_fullStr	Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest
title_full_unstemmed	Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest
title_sort	temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant temnothorax crassispinus (hymenoptera: formicidae) chooses to nest
publisher	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
publishDate	2021
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Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest

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