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Previous articleNext article No AccessLetters to the EditorsLow Preferred Foraging Temperatures and Nocturnal Foraging in a Desert Harvester AntGeorge L. Hunt, Jr.George L. Hunt, Jr. Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 111, Number 979May - Jun., 1977 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/283187 Views: 4Total views on this site Citations: 3Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1977 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Christina L. Kwapich and Bert Hölldobler Destruction of Spiderwebs and Rescue of Ensnared Nestmates by a Granivorous Desert Ant (Veromessor pergandei), The American Naturalist 194, no.33 (Jul 2019): 395–404.https://doi.org/10.1086/704338Avalon C. S. Owens, Sara M. Lewis The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis, Ecology and Evolution 8, no.2222 (Oct 2018): 11337–11358.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4557D. Gillon, F. Adam, B. Hubert Production et consommation de graines en milieu sahélo-soudanien au Sénégal les fourmis,Messor galla, Insectes Sociaux 31, no.11 (Mar 1984): 51–73.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02223692
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LOW PREFERl{.ED FORAGING TEMPERATURES AND NOCTURNAL FORAGING IN A DESERT HARVESTER ANT
The preferred foraging temperatures of each of these species coincide with the prevailing daylight temperatures at the seasons when seeds are most abundant within the altitudinal range of ea.ch species. These preferences result in ants in the high deserts foraging at higher temperatures than ants in the low deserts, because seeds in the high deserts are most available during the hot summer months, while in the low deserts seeds are in greatest abw1dance in the cooler months (Bernstein 1974)
In 20 checks of 10 colonies while the moon was out or shortly after it had set, we found in all cases well-organized foraging colunrns with seed being transported nestward
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LOW PREFERl{.ED FORAGING TEMPERATURES AND NOCTURNAL FORAGING IN A DESERT HARVESTER ANT Bernstein (1974) showed that three species of harvester ants in the Mojave Desert, Veromessor pergandei, Pogonomyrmex r·ugosus, and P . These preferences result in ants in the high deserts foraging at higher temperatures than ants in the low deserts, because seeds in the high deserts are most available during the hot summer months, while in the low deserts seeds are in greatest abw1dance in the cooler months (Bernstein 1974).
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