No 2 (22): 7.

Biological Sciences

 2021

Scientific article
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Alexandr I. Britikov
Academic Gymnasium №56 of the city of St. Petersburg, Ecological and biological center "Krestovsky Island"
(Lahtinskaya St. 20, 36),
alexbritik@gmail.com

Daily activity of the red forest ant (Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761) and the northern forest ant (Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955)

Scientific adviser:
Sokolovskaya Maria Viktorovna
Reviewer:
Angella V. Sonina
Paper submitted on: 05/18/2021;
Accepted on: 05/30/2021;
 Abstract. The research work studies the daytime activity of the red forest ant on the Karelian Isthmus of the Leningrad Region and the northern forest ant in the Paanajärvi National Park of the Republic of Karelia, compares the number of ants going to and leaving the anthill at different times of the day and determines how temperature affects the activity of ants, humidity and light level.
Keywords: Red forest ant, northern forest ant, daytime activity, air temperature, air humidity, illumination level

For citation: Britikov, A. I. Daily activity of the red forest ant (Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761) and the northern forest ant (Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955). StudArctic forum. 2021, 2 (22): 7.

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