A Guide to the Ants of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Cole, Arthur C.

doi:10.2307/2421054

Cited by 47 publications

(31 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As with most animal species some combination of climatic, biotic and edaphic factors governs the distribution of ants (Cole 1932(Cole , 1940. These governing factors are thought to be determined largely by overall adaptations of the species to large-scale conditions under which it evolved.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More importantly, because of the critical nature of nest site selection prerequisite to proper nest construction and to the ultimate survival of the species, Cole (1932Cole ( , 1934Cole ( , 1940 showed that ants adapted to desert or semi-desert environments nest predominantly in areas of fine to coarse sand. Commenting on nest relocation of the related species Pogonomyrmex barbatus, van Pelt (1976) validated Cole's earlier work, stating that soil type could be a critical factor in nest site selection.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Roadside ditches as corridors for range expansion of the western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson)

DeMers

1993

Landscape Ecol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The northeasternmost range extent of the western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson) occurs just east of the Missouri River in North Dakota. The earliest known records (1882) of this species place it in the same general position as existed at the time of the first exhaustive survey in 1966. A 1990 survey reveals substantial eastward and northward range expansion beyond locations known to be stable between 1966 and 1978. This suggests that this species' range has not yet stabilized with post quaternary climatic changes. Field observations show that, near the expanding edge of its range, a strong relationship exists between anthropogenic modification of the landscape and locational propensity. Specifically, land uses which periodically disrupt the soil, such as row cropping, show a nearly absolute lack of occupancy, while the well-drained, sheltered roadside ditches are heavily populated by P. occidentalis. The roads themselves closely resemble bare-soil, post-nuptial landing sites known to encourage P. occidentalis ant colonization. This strongly suggests that the roadside ditches act as corridors for range expansion of the species. The similarity between road network density within and beyond the species range, combined with severe drought conditions during 1988 and 1989 indicate that climate, as a regional scale variable, is the stimulus for range expansion, while landscape level queues provided by the roadside ditches, are the mechanism by which it is accomplished. Of the site level factors examined, only roadside ditch azimuths and soil texture showed statistical significance as possible locational factors, but no causal mechanism can be assumed.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Roadside ditches as corridors for range expansion of the western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson)

DeMers

1993

Landscape Ecol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This size separation may facilitate their coexistence because of decreased resource overlap (Sarty et al 2006). They also have different nesting habits, with A. carolinensis nesting in soil while A. lamellidens makes use of rotten logs (Cole 1940). Wilson Fig.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…carolinensis (Cole 1940) or more recently as part of the fulva/rudis/texana complex (Umphrey 1996) or the picea/rudis/texana complex (Ipser et al 2004) of Aphaenogaster. The Mississippi Entomological Museum, which has verified specimens for this project, treats them as a separate species.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interactions Between Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Four Sympatric Ant Species

Menzel

2012

J Insect Behav

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Individual ants of Aphaenogaster carolinensis Wheeler were placed in two way combinations with four sympatric ant species (Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, Crematogaster lineolata Say, Pachycondyla chinensis Emery and Prenolepis imparis Say) to determine whether their interspecific behavior was dependent upon the ant species they were confronted with. The tendency of A. carolinensis to initiate and terminate interactions, and the durations of those interactions, were measured for all combinations. There was no significant effect of species on initiation or termination. There was a significant effect of species on the duration of interactions that were both initiated and terminated by A. carolinensis. Durations of interactions with A. lamellidens were significantly longer than with other species. The conclusion is that the interspecific behavior of A. carolinensis is dependent in part on the species it is interacting with.

show abstract

“…Except for studies by Kannowski (1959Kannowski ( , 1967 on the flight activities of these species and a review by Johnson (1989) of their distribution and nest sites, very little is known about the life histories of North American Dolichoderus. Several authors (Wheeler, 1905a;Cole, 1940;Carter, 1962a, b;Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963) have described below-ground nest structures and leaf litter nests for all four North American Dolichoderus. D. plagiatus is considered to be monogynous (Kannowski, 1967) and nuptial flights are known to occur between mid June and July (Kannowski, 1959).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Dolichoderus taschenbergi Queen Found in a Polygynous Colony of D. plagiatus(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Ortius¹

1995

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Very little is known about colony founding strategies and social organization of the four North American species of the ant genus Dolichoderus. I here report the finding of a Dolichoderus taschenbergi queen in a colony of D. plagiatus, which suggests parasitic colony founding may occur occasionally in Dolichoderus taschenbergi. In addition, the colony contained three reproductively active queens of D. plagiatus, indicating that this species is facultatively polygynous.

show abstract

A Guide to the Ants of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Cited by 47 publications

References 0 publications

Roadside ditches as corridors for range expansion of the western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson)

Roadside ditches as corridors for range expansion of the western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson)

Interactions Between Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Four Sympatric Ant Species

A Dolichoderus taschenbergi Queen Found in a Polygynous Colony of D. plagiatus(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About