Citation: Sunjian,
A (2018). A survey of ants in Old
Town Key West in Florida and a review of Pheidole megacephala as an
archetypal “hegemonic” species. The Pm Compendium (PMC).
https://pheidolemegacephala.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-survey-of-ants-in-old-town-key-west.html
Abstract:
Abstract:
A
two-day visual survey of Old Town Key West in Florida in May 2018 was
conducted to determine the distribution of urban ants in this city.
The census covered approximately 230 hectares and revealed that the
area was partitioned into mutually exclusive territories by a
Pheidole megacephala cluster on the northern end, and fire ant
colonies (Solenopsis invicta and S. geminata) towards
the south, although various other non-dominant species were also
present. Only a single specimen of the formerly dominant Trichomyrmex
destructor was collected during the survey, and its replacement
in the city center is discussed within the context of a detailed
review of the role of P. megacephala as a so-called “hegemonic
species”.
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