Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants

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dc.contributor.authorMarsh, Alan Cliveen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1985en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographial references (leaves 222-234).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThirty-six species of ants were collected in the central Namib Desert, Namibia during the period 1981 to 1985. The ant fauna was dominated by the Myrmicinae, comprising 29 species, followed by the Formicinae, comprising six species and the Pseudomyrmecinae with one species. The dominance of the ant fauna by these subfamilies was in part attributed to the abilities of certain members of these ant groups to store food. The majority of ant species occurred on the gravel plains where species richness was strongly correlated with mean annual rainfall, an index of primary productivity. Certain species were strongly associated with perennial vegetation reflecting the ants' requirements for honeydew, nectar and/or nesting sites. The vast majority of ant species were not dependent on perennial vegetation and relied primarily on seeds, insects or both for food.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMarsh, A. C. (1985). <i>Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7616en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMarsh, Alan Clive. <i>"Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7616en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMarsh, A. 1985. Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Marsh, Alan Clive AB - Thirty-six species of ants were collected in the central Namib Desert, Namibia during the period 1981 to 1985. The ant fauna was dominated by the Myrmicinae, comprising 29 species, followed by the Formicinae, comprising six species and the Pseudomyrmecinae with one species. The dominance of the ant fauna by these subfamilies was in part attributed to the abilities of certain members of these ant groups to store food. The majority of ant species occurred on the gravel plains where species richness was strongly correlated with mean annual rainfall, an index of primary productivity. Certain species were strongly associated with perennial vegetation reflecting the ants' requirements for honeydew, nectar and/or nesting sites. The vast majority of ant species were not dependent on perennial vegetation and relied primarily on seeds, insects or both for food. DA - 1985 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1985 T1 - Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants TI - Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7616 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7616
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMarsh AC. Aspects of the ecology of Namib Desert ants. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1985 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7616en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleAspects of the ecology of Namib Desert antsen_ZA
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