ISSN:
1420-9098
Keywords:
Cataglyphis floricola
;
diet
;
food resources
;
petal consumption
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary C. floricola is an endemic species from the southern Iberian Peninsula which collects large amounts ofHalimium halimifolium petals. Laboratory and field observations confirm that both workers and larvae feed on these petals, which represent an important food resource forC. floricola colonies. This petal consumption is a very unusual ant diet.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01253960
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