@article{fdi:010090653,
  title = {{I}mpact of temperature and season on ant foraging activity of two invasive species in a {M}editerranean urban area},
  author = {{D}estour, {G}. and {B}latrix, {R}. and {C}aries, {A}. and {G}enevet, {J}. and {K}aufmann, {B}. and {L}ecoq, {B}. and {L}ucas, {A}. and {V}erlingue, {K}. and {V}ergnes, {A}. and {J}aval, {M}arion},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nvasive species often have harmful effects on human activities and biodiversity. {T}he {T}apinoma nigerrimum complex includes three species that exhibit invasive traits and the ability to form supercolonies, including {T}apinoma magnum and {T}apinoma darioi. {W}hile these species are native to the {M}editerranean basin, they have recently been reported as invasive in more northern regions of {E}urope. {H}owever, {T}. magnum and {T}. darioi show different invasion patterns in {E}urope, suggesting differences in thermal preferences between these species. {W}e aimed to determine whether there was any difference in activity pattern depending on temperature or season between the two {T}apinoma species and between {T}apinoma and co-occurring native {M}editerranean ants. {W}e measured ambient temperature and ant foraging activity around the nest entrances of {T}. darioi and {T}. magnum in urbanised sites around {M}ontpellier, southern {F}rance, over almost 1?year. {W}e did not detect differences in activity between the two species according to temperature, but {T}. magnum was more active than {T}. darioi in winter. {C}ompared to the co-occurring native species, the two {T}apinoma species were more active at low temperatures and earlier in the year. {T}hese results suggest that the difference in invasion success between {T}. magnum and {T}. darioi may not be explained by temperature preference. {T}he difference in activity between native {M}editerranean species and invasive {T}apinoma suggests a coexistence through niche partitioning. {I}n addition, our results suggest that control measures against invasive {T}apinoma species would be more effective if applied at the end of winter.},
  keywords = {ants ; biological invasions ; coexistence ; establishment ; exploitation ; competition ; foraging ; {FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {E}ntomology},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[9 ]},
  ISSN = {0307-6946},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1111/een.13339},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090653},
}