Table 1 Habitat characteristics and distribution of alternative social forms across habitat types

Age since last flooding

Approx. 1 year

Approx. 1 year

8 years

16 years

 > 36 years

 > 36 years

Number of plots

8

11

15

10

10

5

Number of ant species

2

2

1

1

7

4

Number of colonies per plot (mean ± SD)

5.5 ± 4.1

2.36 ± 1.8

12.66 ± 6.1

8.5 ± 2.1

0.9 ± 1.7

0

Number of monogyne colonies per plot (mean ± SD)

5.38 ± 3.89

0.18 ± 0.60

1.73 ± 2.18

3.2 ± 3.94

0.8 ± 1.48

0 ± 0

Number of polygyne colonies per plot (mean ± SD)

0.13 ± 0.35

2.18 ± 1.94

10.26 ± 6.41

5 ± 4.29

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

Total number of F. selysi colonies (number of colonies with undetermined social form)

44 (0)

26 (0)

190 (10)

85 (3)

9 (1)

0 (0)