Temperature tolerances in the Namib Desert dune ant, Camponotus detritus |
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Authors: | B.A. Curtis |
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Affiliation: | Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa |
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Abstract: | The mean preferred temperature of workers and brood of Camponotus detritus was 35°C at 100% r.h. and 31–33°C at 30% r.h. The critical maximal temperature of workers was 53°C at both 100% r.h. and 30% r.h. while the critical minimal temperature was 4.57°C at 100% r.h. Workers tolerated ?1°C and 95% r.h.; 45°C and 95% r.h. and 45°C and 45% r.h. for 24 h. |
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Keywords: | Ants desert preferred temperature critical temperature |
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