Can temperate insects take the heat? A case study of the physiological and behavioural responses in a common ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus (Formicidae), with potential climate change

2013/06/25 by Nigel R. Andrew, Robert A. Hart, Robert A. de J. Hart +4 · 115 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Atmospheric sciences #Biology #Climate change #Ecology #Ectotherm #Foraging #Hymenoptera #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Meteorology #Microclimate #Operative temperature #Physiological and biochemical adaptations #Population #Temperate climate #Thermal

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.06.003

published in Journal of Insect Physiology 59(9), 870-880 (Elsevier BV)

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Citations

• Nest- and colony-mate recognition in polydomous colonies of meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus)
• Habitat microclimates drive fine‐scale variation in extreme temperatures
• Spatial and temporal niche partitioning in grassland ants
• Light, Time, and the Physiology of Biotic Response to Rapid Climate Change in Animals
• Different effects of temperature on foraging activity schedules in sympatric Myrmecia ants
• Shaking a leg and hot to trot: the effects of body size and temperature on running speed in ants
• Extreme Thermophilia in a Central Australian Ant, Melophorus bagoti

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• Meat ant [wikipedia]