TY - JOUR
T1 - Daily energy intake and expenditure of the weaver ant Polyrhachis simplex (Hymenoptera
T2 - Formicidae) collecting honeydew from the cicada Oxyrrhachis versicolor (Homoptera: Membracidae)
AU - Gersani, M.
AU - Degen, A. A.
PY - 1988/1/1
Y1 - 1988/1/1
N2 - On a tamarisk tree Tamarix mannifera which had an ant nest at its base, there were 750 ants collecting honeydew; there was a ratio of ants:cicadas of c1:1. Each ant made 6 trips from the nest to the cicada clusters and each trip required c2hr. Daily energy expenditure per ant was 1.51-1.68 J; total expenditure for all 750 ants was 1.13-1.26kJ/day. Honeydew intake per trip was 0.54mg dry matter or 10.51 J, and the total energy brought into the nest was 37.37kJ/day. Total energy expenditure of the ants was only 2.4-2.7% of the total intake and 97.3-97.7% remained for social life and for larval development and queen reproduction. -from Authors
AB - On a tamarisk tree Tamarix mannifera which had an ant nest at its base, there were 750 ants collecting honeydew; there was a ratio of ants:cicadas of c1:1. Each ant made 6 trips from the nest to the cicada clusters and each trip required c2hr. Daily energy expenditure per ant was 1.51-1.68 J; total expenditure for all 750 ants was 1.13-1.26kJ/day. Honeydew intake per trip was 0.54mg dry matter or 10.51 J, and the total energy brought into the nest was 37.37kJ/day. Total energy expenditure of the ants was only 2.4-2.7% of the total intake and 97.3-97.7% remained for social life and for larval development and queen reproduction. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1016/s0140-1963(18)31007-3
DO - 10.1016/s0140-1963(18)31007-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024225736
VL - 15
SP - 75
EP - 80
JO - Journal of Arid Environments
JF - Journal of Arid Environments
SN - 0140-1963
IS - 1
ER -