Nest Survival and Transplantation Success of <i>Formica rufa</i> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Ants in Southern Turkey: A Predictive Approach

Research highlights: <i>Formica rufa</i> is used widely for biocontrol in Turkish forests. Although ecological characteristics of red wood ant habitats are well known, the statistical significance of these characteristics and their effects on nest transplantation success are largely unkn...

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Main Authors: Ayhan Serttaş, Özer Bakar, Uğur Melih Alkan, Arif Yılmaz, Halil İbrahim Yolcu, Kahraman İpekdal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/5/533