Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with pig carcasses in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chin, H.C., Marwi, M.A., Hashim, R., Abdullah, N.A., Dhang, C.C., Jeffery, J., Kurahashi, H., Omar, B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8487/1/Ants_%28Hymenoptera_Formicidae%29_associated_with_pig_carcasses_in_Malaysia.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/8487/

An observational study was conducted in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia on August until September 2007 to note the decomposition process of pigs and their related faunal succession. We collected six species of ants (Formicidae) from 3 subfamilies: Formicinae (Oecophylla s...