Structure of mound-building ant settlements (genus Formica) in Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia)
The spatial distribution of obligate dominant ant species, which includes four species of the genus Formica: F. exsecta, F. lugubris, F. aquilonia and F. uralensis, and differentiation of multispecies settlements has been studied in the eastern Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia, Russia). F. exs...
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ftstpetersburgun:oai:dspace.spbu.ru:11701/7139 2023-05-15T17:01:10+02:00 Structure of mound-building ant settlements (genus Formica) in Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia) Markov, Alexander Gilev, Alexsey Putyatina, Tatyana 2017-06 https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.205 http://hdl.handle.net/11701/7139 en eng St Petersburg State University Biological Communications;Volume 62; Issue 2 Ants multispecies settlements obligate dominant F. exsecta F. lugubris F. aquilonia F. uralensis Karelia Article 2017 ftstpetersburgun https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.205 2018-10-02T16:36:57Z The spatial distribution of obligate dominant ant species, which includes four species of the genus Formica: F. exsecta, F. lugubris, F. aquilonia and F. uralensis, and differentiation of multispecies settlements has been studied in the eastern Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia, Russia). F. exsecta and F. lugubris were present in remote single colonies, groups of two or three nests, single-species complexes of no more than ten nests, or larger multispecies settlements. F. aquilonia formed a small complex within one of the multispecies settlements. The nests of F. uralensis were single. Significant preference of F. exsecta to aggregate with F. lugubris was revealed in two permanent multispecies settlements; such a preference is atypical for these species in other areas. The nests of F. aquilonia were aggregated only with the nests of their own species. Presumably, the settlement of F. lugubris was facilitated by capturing the active nests of F. exsecta. This is confirmed by the reported case of capture of one F. exsecta nest by an adjacent colony of F. lugubris, as well as by similar cases repeatedly described by other authors. The change of the host species did not violate the spatial structure of the settlement. Thus, a unique structure of settlements of obligate dominant ant species with complicated interactions among them has been described in northern Karelia. This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project No 14‑28-00229). Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* Saint Petersburg State University: Research Repository (DSpace SPbU) Biological Communications 62 2 93 102 |
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The spatial distribution of obligate dominant ant species, which includes four species of the genus Formica: F. exsecta, F. lugubris, F. aquilonia and F. uralensis, and differentiation of multispecies settlements has been studied in the eastern Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia, Russia). F. exsecta and F. lugubris were present in remote single colonies, groups of two or three nests, single-species complexes of no more than ten nests, or larger multispecies settlements. F. aquilonia formed a small complex within one of the multispecies settlements. The nests of F. uralensis were single. Significant preference of F. exsecta to aggregate with F. lugubris was revealed in two permanent multispecies settlements; such a preference is atypical for these species in other areas. The nests of F. aquilonia were aggregated only with the nests of their own species. Presumably, the settlement of F. lugubris was facilitated by capturing the active nests of F. exsecta. This is confirmed by the reported case of capture of one F. exsecta nest by an adjacent colony of F. lugubris, as well as by similar cases repeatedly described by other authors. The change of the host species did not violate the spatial structure of the settlement. Thus, a unique structure of settlements of obligate dominant ant species with complicated interactions among them has been described in northern Karelia. This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project No 14‑28-00229). |
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Structure of mound-building ant settlements (genus Formica) in Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia) |
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Structure of mound-building ant settlements (genus Formica) in Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia) |
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Structure of mound-building ant settlements (genus Formica) in Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia) |
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Structure of mound-building ant settlements (genus Formica) in Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia) |
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Structure of mound-building ant settlements (genus Formica) in Kuzokotsky Peninsula (northern Karelia) |
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