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SUBMITTER: Kolay S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4562246 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kolay Swetashree S Annagiri Sumana S
Scientific reports 20150908
Flooding causes destruction of shelter and disruption of activity in animals occupying subterranean nests. To ensure their survival organisms have evolved various responses to combat this problem. In this study we examine the response of an Indian ant, Diacamma indicum, to nest flooding during the monsoon season. Based on characterization of nest location, architecture and the response of these ants to different levels of flooding in their natural habitat as well as in the laboratory, we infer t ...[more]