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The Azores, a North Atlantic archipelago, has 14 known ant species. Although some earlier researchers have regarded all ants in the Azores to be exotic, we believe several are native (i.e., predating human arrival). Five ant species found in relatively undisturbed environments and not widely distrib...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.607.510 2023-05-15T17:31:50+02:00 1 Native and Exotic Ants of the Azores (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by James K. Wetterer Xavier Espadaler Andrea L. Wetterer Susana G. M. Cabral The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.607.510 http://www.udg.edu/portals/92/bio animal/pdf/sociobiol44_1_19.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.607.510 http://www.udg.edu/portals/92/bio animal/pdf/sociobiol44_1_19.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.udg.edu/portals/92/bio animal/pdf/sociobiol44_1_19.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T14:19:51Z The Azores, a North Atlantic archipelago, has 14 known ant species. Although some earlier researchers have regarded all ants in the Azores to be exotic, we believe several are native (i.e., predating human arrival). Five ant species found in relatively undisturbed environments and not widely distributed beyond the Azores, neighboring Madeira, and the Mediterranean, we judge to be native to the Azores: Hypoponera eduardi, Lasius grandis, Leptothorax unifasciatus, Monomorium carbonarium, and Plagiolepis schmitzii. In addition, Tetramorium caespitum, though widely distributed, shows variation within the Azores that suggests it is native. Six ant species found only in highly disturbed environments in the Azores and distributed around the world through human commerce, we considered exotic: Hypoponera punctatissima, Linepithema humile, Paratrechina longicornis, Pheidole megacephala, Tetramorium bicarinatum, and Tetramorium caldarium. Text North Atlantic Unknown |
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The Azores, a North Atlantic archipelago, has 14 known ant species. Although some earlier researchers have regarded all ants in the Azores to be exotic, we believe several are native (i.e., predating human arrival). Five ant species found in relatively undisturbed environments and not widely distributed beyond the Azores, neighboring Madeira, and the Mediterranean, we judge to be native to the Azores: Hypoponera eduardi, Lasius grandis, Leptothorax unifasciatus, Monomorium carbonarium, and Plagiolepis schmitzii. In addition, Tetramorium caespitum, though widely distributed, shows variation within the Azores that suggests it is native. Six ant species found only in highly disturbed environments in the Azores and distributed around the world through human commerce, we considered exotic: Hypoponera punctatissima, Linepithema humile, Paratrechina longicornis, Pheidole megacephala, Tetramorium bicarinatum, and Tetramorium caldarium. |
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