---
_id: '3913'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Many invasive ant species, such as the Argentine ant or the red imported fire
ant, have huge colonies with thousands of mass-foraging workers, which quickly
monopolise resources and therefore represent a considerable threat to the native
ant fauna. Cardiocondyla obscurior and several other species of this myrmicine
genus have similarly been transferred throughout the tropics by human activities.
However, because their colonies are tiny and workers forage solitarily, Cardiocondyla
are often not recognized as successful invaders. Here, we document that the life
history of Cardiocondyla closely resembles that of the more conspicuous tramp
species, with polygyny, intranidal mating, budding, worker sterility, low genetic
variability, and possibly also unicoloniality. Given that introduced Cardiocondyla
may locally reach a very high population density, the effects of these stealthy
invaders on the native arthropod fauna should receive more attention.
author:
- first_name: Jürgen
full_name: Heinze, Jürgen
last_name: Heinze
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Cremer
orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
- first_name: Norbert
full_name: Eckl, Norbert
last_name: Eckl
- first_name: Alexandra
full_name: Schrempf, Alexandra
last_name: Schrempf
citation:
ama: 'Heinze J, Cremer S, Eckl N, Schrempf A. Stealthy invaders: the biology of
Cardiocondyla tramp ants. Insectes Sociaux. 2006;53(1):1-7. doi:10.1007/s00040-005-0847-4'
apa: 'Heinze, J., Cremer, S., Eckl, N., & Schrempf, A. (2006). Stealthy invaders:
the biology of Cardiocondyla tramp ants. Insectes Sociaux. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-005-0847-4'
chicago: 'Heinze, Jürgen, Sylvia Cremer, Norbert Eckl, and Alexandra Schrempf. “Stealthy
Invaders: The Biology of Cardiocondyla Tramp Ants.” Insectes Sociaux. Springer,
2006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-005-0847-4.'
ieee: 'J. Heinze, S. Cremer, N. Eckl, and A. Schrempf, “Stealthy invaders: the biology
of Cardiocondyla tramp ants,” Insectes Sociaux, vol. 53, no. 1. Springer,
pp. 1–7, 2006.'
ista: 'Heinze J, Cremer S, Eckl N, Schrempf A. 2006. Stealthy invaders: the biology
of Cardiocondyla tramp ants. Insectes Sociaux. 53(1), 1–7.'
mla: 'Heinze, Jürgen, et al. “Stealthy Invaders: The Biology of Cardiocondyla Tramp
Ants.” Insectes Sociaux, vol. 53, no. 1, Springer, 2006, pp. 1–7, doi:10.1007/s00040-005-0847-4.'
short: J. Heinze, S. Cremer, N. Eckl, A. Schrempf, Insectes Sociaux 53 (2006) 1–7.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:05:51Z
date_published: 2006-02-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:53:09Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1007/s00040-005-0847-4
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 53'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '02'
oa_version: None
page: 1 - 7
publication: Insectes Sociaux
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer
publist_id: '2240'
status: public
title: 'Stealthy invaders: the biology of Cardiocondyla tramp ants'
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 53
year: '2006'
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