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Subterranean Nesting

Subterranean Nesting is a nesting behavior in which ant colonies establish and maintain their nests below the soil surface in urban environments, distinguished from other nesting strategies by its reliance on underground cavities and tunnels for shelter, thermoregulation, and protection from disturbances.

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2017–2026

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New Insights into Chimpanzees, Tools, and Termites from the Congo Basin

Crickette Sanz, Dave Morgan, Steve Gulick · The American Naturalist · 2004 · 285 citations

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Soils of ground-nesting bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): texture, moisture, cell depth and climate

James H. Cane · Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) · 1991 · 209 citations

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The nest architecture of the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius

Wälter R. Tschinkel · Journal of Insect Science · 2004 · 192 citations · Full text

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Substrates and Materials Used for Nesting by North American <I>Osmia</I> Bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Megachilidae)

James H. Cane, Terry Griswold, Frank D. Parker · Annals of the Entomological Society of America · 2007 · 176 citations

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Subterranean ant nests: trace fossils past and future?

Wälter R. Tschinkel · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · 2003 · 165 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. WR
    Wälter R. Tschinkel

    Florida State University, United States

    12 publications · 878 citations

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  2. EA
    Eileen A. Lacey

    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, United States

    3 publications · 203 citations

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  3. RŠ
    Radim Šumbera

    University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czechia

    3 publications · 118 citations

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  4. CF
    Célio F. B. Haddad

    Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Brazil

    2 publications · 125 citations

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  5. RR
    Roxana R. Zenuto

    National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina

    2 publications · 75 citations

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Institutions

123

  1. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    933 citations

  2. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    279 citations

  3. University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

    České Budějovice, Czechia

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    492 citations

  4. Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

    Tallahassee, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  5. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  6. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    113 citations

  7. Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

    São Paulo, Brazil

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    134 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    298 citations

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  1. Journal of Insect Science

    JIS · 8 publications · 522 citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    7 publications · 215 citations

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  3. Annals of the Entomological Society of America

    6 publications · 389 citations

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  4. Ecological Entomology

    4 publications · 189 citations

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  5. Journal of Zoology

    4 publications · 147 citations

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