The Relationship between Canopy Cover and Colony Size of the Wood Ant Formica lugubris - Implications for the Thermal Effects on a Keystone Ant Species

Yi-Huei Chen; Elva J. H. Robinson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116113

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The Relationship between Canopy Cover and Colony Size of the Wood Ant Formica lugubris - Implications for the Thermal Effects on a Keystone Ant Species

Yi-Huei Chen ,

* E-mail: dennisyhchen@gmail.com

Affiliation York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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Elva J. H. Robinson

Affiliation York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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The Relationship between Canopy Cover and Colony Size of the Wood Ant Formica lugubris - Implications for the Thermal Effects on a Keystone Ant Species

Yi-Huei Chen,
Elva J. H. Robinson

Published: December 31, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116113

About the Authors

Yi-Huei Chen

* E-mail: dennisyhchen@gmail.com

Affiliation York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Elva J. H. Robinson

Affiliation York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YHC EJHR. Performed the experiments: YHC. Analyzed the data: YHC. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: YHC EJHR.

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