Worker longevity in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta: Ergonomic considerations of correlations between temperature, size and metabolic rates

1989/01/01 by Prassede Calabi, Sanford D. Porter · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Neuroscience · #Aculeata #Animal science #Biology #Biomass (ecology) #Ecology #Fire ant #Formicoidea #Hymenoptera #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Investment (military) #Longevity #Metabolic cost #Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research #Toxicology

paper · doi:10.1016/0022-1910(89)90127-3

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Citations

• Division of labour and specification of castes in the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren
• Oxygen consumption and water loss in the imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren
• Impact of temperature on colony growth and developmental rates of the ant, Solenopsis invicta
• Colony growth and the ontogeny of worker polymorphism in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
• Fire ant polymorphism: the ergonomics of brood production

Cited by

• Modeling Temperature-Dependent Range Limits for the Fire AntSolenopsis invicta(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the United States
• Genetic and morphological variation over space and time in the invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta
• Red imported fire ant [wikipedia]