Demography, cold hardiness, and nutrient reserves of overwintering nests of the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Overwintering nests of C. pennsylvanicus were dissected and censused. All castes were assayed for glycerol and for changes in nutrient reserves. Spring queens were collected at swarming and allowed to initiate nests. Queens were analyzed for nutrient reserves during the early stages of nest found...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42088 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04142009-040706/ |