{"title":"LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF POGONOMYRMEX OCCIDENTALIS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDEAE), WESTERN HARVESTER ANT, COLONY SURVIVAL IN WESTERN NEBRASKA","authors":"K. Keeler","doi":"10.1894/0038-4909-66.2.114","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract I observed individual western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis) colonies, marked between 1977 and 1994, to live a mean of 15.65 years (n = 112). The longest-lived colony lived 42 years. Resumen Observé que colonias de hormigas cosechadoras occidentales (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis), marcadas entre 1977 y 1994, sobrevivieron una media de 15.65 años (n = 112). La colonia que vivió más tiempo sobrevivió 42 años.","PeriodicalId":51157,"journal":{"name":"Southwestern Naturalist","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2022-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Southwestern Naturalist","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-66.2.114","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract I observed individual western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis) colonies, marked between 1977 and 1994, to live a mean of 15.65 years (n = 112). The longest-lived colony lived 42 years. Resumen Observé que colonias de hormigas cosechadoras occidentales (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis), marcadas entre 1977 y 1994, sobrevivieron una media de 15.65 años (n = 112). La colonia que vivió más tiempo sobrevivió 42 años.
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The Southwestern Naturalist (a publication of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists since 1953) is an international journal (published quarterly) that reports original and significant research in any field of natural history. This journal promotes the study of plants and animals (living and fossil) in the multinational region that includes the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Appropriate submission of manuscripts may come from studies conducted in the countries of focus or in regions outside this area that report significant findings relating to biota occurring in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Publication is in English, and manuscripts may be feature articles or notes. Feature articles communicate results of completed scientific investigations, while notes are reserved for short communications (e.g., behavioral observations, range extensions, and other important findings that do not in themselves constitute a comprehensive study). All manuscripts (feature articles and notes) require an abstract in both English and Spanish.