Wood Ant Ecology and Conservation

Foreword (by Bert Hölldobler)
Acknowledgement
1 - Introducing wood ants: evolution, phylogeny, identification and distribution
2 - Wood ant reproductive biology and social systems
3 - Population genetics of wood ants
4 - Where and why? Wood ant population ecology
5 - Colony and species recognition among the Formica ants
6 - Interspecific competition and coexistence between wood ants
7 - Wood ant foraging and mutualism with aphids
8 - Wood ants and their interaction with other organisms
9 - Contribution of wood ants to nutrient cycling and ecosystem function
10 - Diversity, ecology and conservation of wood ants in North America
11 - Sampling and monitoring wood ants
12 - Threats, conservation and management
13 - Future directions for wood ant ecology and conservation
Index