Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley, Sabah (Malaysia)
The exploding ant Camponotus saundersi is a rarely studied ant species especially their behaviour. This research mainly composes of observations of the workers' circadian patterns. Observations were made on three colonies of C. saundersi in Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. A five day observation...
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| author | Mohd Afifi Ahmad Hamdan, Mahadimenakbar, Mohd Dawood, Hairul Hafiz Mahsol, Bakhtiar Effendi Yahya, |
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| description | The exploding ant Camponotus saundersi is a rarely studied ant species especially their behaviour. This research mainly composes of observations of the workers' circadian patterns. Observations were made on three colonies of C. saundersi in Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. A five day observation period was allocated on each of the colonies. The circadian pattern was observed by counting the number of individuals that enter and leave the nest for one minute each in the interval of 30 minutes. Workers of C. saundersi were observed to be active between 0400 and 1900 hrs daily. There were peaks of activities within the active period. However, one of the three colonies showed a slight longer activity. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-82262015-02-04T09:12:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8226/ Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley, Sabah (Malaysia) Mohd Afifi Ahmad Hamdan, Mahadimenakbar, Mohd Dawood, Hairul Hafiz Mahsol, Bakhtiar Effendi Yahya, The exploding ant Camponotus saundersi is a rarely studied ant species especially their behaviour. This research mainly composes of observations of the workers' circadian patterns. Observations were made on three colonies of C. saundersi in Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. A five day observation period was allocated on each of the colonies. The circadian pattern was observed by counting the number of individuals that enter and leave the nest for one minute each in the interval of 30 minutes. Workers of C. saundersi were observed to be active between 0400 and 1900 hrs daily. There were peaks of activities within the active period. However, one of the three colonies showed a slight longer activity. Pusat Sistematik Serangga ,UKM 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed application/msword en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8226/1/cc_2015-02-04_1000_1.DOC Mohd Afifi Ahmad Hamdan, and Mahadimenakbar, and Mohd Dawood, and Hairul Hafiz Mahsol, and Bakhtiar Effendi Yahya, (2013) Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley, Sabah (Malaysia). Serangga, 18 (2). pp. 61-72. ISSN 1394-5130 http://www.ukm.my/cis/index.php/en/ |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Afifi Ahmad Hamdan, Mahadimenakbar, Mohd Dawood, Hairul Hafiz Mahsol, Bakhtiar Effendi Yahya, Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley, Sabah (Malaysia) |
| title | Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley,
Sabah (Malaysia)
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| title_full | Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley,
Sabah (Malaysia)
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| title_fullStr | Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley,
Sabah (Malaysia)
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| title_full_unstemmed | Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley,
Sabah (Malaysia)
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| title_short | Circadian pattern of Camponotus saundersi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)in Tropical Rain Forest of Danum Valley,
Sabah (Malaysia)
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| title_sort | circadian pattern of camponotus saundersi hymenoptera formicidae in tropical rain forest of danum valley sabah malaysia |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8226/1/cc_2015-02-04_1000_1.DOC |
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