long-term studies involving repeated surveys done in the same sites over time (C4, R4)
Monogyne
an ant behavior strategy in which each nest has only one queen (A4)
Monomorphic
occurring in one shape or type (C4)
Montane bog
a permanently saturated opening of low vegetation in the rain forest situated on relatively level sites at upper elevations (R4)
Multicolonial
an ant behavior strategy in which a local population of ants of a given species is made up of many…
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Naiad
larva (as of a damselfly) (C2)
Narrowly endemic
occurring only in a very small area (R2, R3)
Native
a species that arrived or evolved in an area without the assistance of humans
Natural population
a group of organisms of the same species that inhabits a certain area absent of human interference (M5)
Naturalize
to begin reproducing in the wild; said of non-native species that are becoming established (IS1)