@article {51120,
	title = {Movements during colony founding by queens of the honeypot ant (Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler)},
	journal = {American Midland Naturalist},
	volume = {144},
	year = {2000},
	note = {//USDA//LTER IV//},
	month = {2000},
	pages = {439-444},
	abstract = {<p>Habitat selection by ant queens has been little studied even though it may be a critical component of colony founding. We describe the movement pathways of honey ant queens (<i>Myrmecocystus mimicus</i> Wheeler) searching for sites on the ground to initiate nests. Typical paths may include segments of directional movement that are interrupted by segments of area-restricted search. Mechanisms producing area-restricted search might include variable step lengths and looping behavior. Cues that prompt the switch to local search remain undetected.</p>
},
	keywords = {ant community, grazing effects, ant, biodiversity, ant, honeypot, ant, Myrmecocystus mimicus, ants, habitat selection, article, articles, grazing, ant communities, habitat preference, ants, journal, journals},
	doi = {10.1674/0003-0031(2000)144[0439:MDCFBQ]2.0.CO;2},
	url = {files/bibliography/JRN00306.pdf},
	author = {Robert L. Schooley and Brandon T Bestelmeyer}
}
