Biogeography
Dash, S. T. (2004). Species diversity and biogeography of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Louisiana
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Diversity
Noon-Anant, N., Watanasit, S., & Wiwatwitaya, D. (2005). Species diversity and abundance of ants in
lowland tropical rain forest of Bala Forest, Narathiwat Province, Southern Peninsular
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Narváez-Vásquez, A., Gaviria, J., Vergara-Navarro, E. V., Rivera-Pedroza, L., & Löhr, B. (2021). Ant
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Guénard, B. (2013). An overview of the species and ecological diversity of ants. eLS.
Ryder Wilkie, K. T., Mertl, A. L., & Traniello, J. F. (2010). Species diversity and distribution patterns of the
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Jacquemin, J., Roisin, Y., & Leponce, M. (2016). Spatio-temporal variation in ant (Hymenoptera:
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Elevation
Longino, J. T., & Branstetter, M. G. (2019). The truncated bell: an enigmatic but pervasive elevational
diversity pattern in Middle American ants. Ecography, 42(2), 272-283.
Marathe, A., Shanker, K., Krishnaswamy, J., & Priyadarsanan, D. R. (2021). Species and functional group
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Masse, P. S. M., Ebolo, G. M., Titti, G. E., & Mony, R. (2021). Ant species richness, abundance and
functional groups along an elevational gradient in Central Cameroon. Biodiversity Journal, 12(1),
179-194.
Reymond, A., Purcell, J., Cherix, D., Guisan, A., & Pellissier, L. (2013). Functional diversity decreases with
temperature in high elevation ant fauna. Ecological entomology, 38(4), 364-373.
Sabu, T. K., Vineesh, P. J., & Vinod, K. V. (2008). Diversity of forest litter-inhabiting ants along elevations
in the Wayanad region of the Western Ghats. Journal of Insect Science, 8(1), 69.
Samson, D. A., Rickart, E. A., & Gonzales, P. C. (1997). Ant Diversity and Abundance along an Elevational
Gradient in the Philippines 1. Biotropica, 29(3), 349-363.
Sanders, N. J., Moss, J., & Wagner, D. (2003). Patterns of ant species richness along elevational gradients
in an arid ecosystem. Global ecology and biogeography, 12(2), 93-102.
Smith, M. A. (2015). Ants, elevation, phylogenetic diversity and community structure. Ecosphere, 6(11), 117.
Subedi, I. P., & Budha, P. B. (2020). Diversity and distribution patterns of ants along elevational
gradients. Nepalese Journal of Zoology, 4(1), 44-49.
Functional group
Mondejar, E. P., & Nuñeza, O. M. (2022). Species Diversity and Functional Groups of Ants (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) in selected areas of Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park, Bukidnon, Philippines. Asian
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Luo, X. Y., Newman, C., Luo, Y., & Zhou, Z. M. (2023). Comparing Ant Assemblages and Functional Groups
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Invasive species
Ward, D. (2008). Ecological Partitioning and Invasive Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a Tropical Rain
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Urbanization
Brassard, F., Leong, C. M., Chan, H. H., & Guénard, B. (2021). High diversity in urban areas: How
comprehensive sampling reveals high ant species richness within one of the most urbanized regions
of the world. Diversity, 13(8), 358.
Menke, S. B., Guénard, B., Sexton, J. O., Weiser, M. D., Dunn, R. R., & Silverman, J. (2011). Urban areas
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ants. Urban Ecosystems, 14, 135-163.
Habitat fragmentation
Leal, I. R., Filgueiras, B. K., Gomes, J. P., Iannuzzi, L., & Andersen, A. N. (2012). Effects of habitat
fragmentation on ant richness and functional composition in Brazilian Atlantic forest. Biodiversity and
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Taxonomy/Distribution
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their specific distributions in Indian states (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys, 551, 1-83.