Table 4. Stable isotope signatures of ant species in Brazil and Germany.
Average δ15N and δ13C are given in ‰, following the equation described in the methods.
| Species | δ15N | δ13C | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | |||
| Acromyrmex aspersus* | 3.42 | −25.76 | 1 |
| Camponotus lespesii* | 2.44 | −26.99 | 3 |
| Camponotus zenon | 3.50 | −25.06 | 4 |
| Crematogaster nigropilosa* | 3.63 | −26.97 | 2 |
| Gnamptogenys striatula | 8.18 | −25.00 | 5 |
| Linepithema iniquum | 4.50 | −26.71 | 5 |
| Linepithema micans | 7.71 | −24.62 | 4 |
| Linepithema pulex* | 7.63 | −26.48 | 4 |
| Nylanderia sp.1 | 5.94 | −25.12 | 5 |
| Odontomachus chelifer | 7.69 | −25.28 | 5 |
| Pachycondyla striata | 7.69 | −25.52 | 5 |
| Pheidole aper | 6.71 | −25.26 | 5 |
| Pheidole avia* | 5.84 | −25.46 | 3 |
| Pheidole lucretii | 7.89 | −25.79 | 3 |
| Pheidole nesiota | 6.13 | −25.55 | 5 |
| Pheidole sarcina | 7.77 | −25.02 | 4 |
| Pheidole sigillata | 7.35 | −24.67 | 5 |
| Pheidole sp.1 | 6.40 | −25.18 | 5 |
| Pheidole sp.2 | 6.35 | −24.88 | 5 |
| Pheidole sp.4 | 8.23 | −25.98 | 5 |
| Pheidole sp.5* | 6.63 | −25.79 | 1 |
| Pheidole sp.7 | 8.42 | −24.10 | 5 |
| Solenopsis sp.1 | 6.14 | −25.12 | 5 |
| Solenopsis sp.2 | 6.61 | −25.10 | 5 |
| Solenopsis sp.3* | 5.82 | −24.80 | 3 |
| Solenopsis sp.4 | 6.81 | −25.47 | 5 |
| Solenopsis sp.6 | 7.30 | −25.58 | 5 |
| Solenopsis sp.8 | 6.91 | −24.97 | 3 |
| Trachymyrmex sp.1* | 2.29 | −26.77 | 1 |
| Wasmannia affinis | 6.28 | −26.28 | 4 |
| Wasmannia auropunctata* | 11.20 | −17.79 | 4 |
| Germany | |||
| Formica fusca | 3.15 | −25.72 | 5 |
| Lasius fuliginosus | −1.09 | −25.81 | 5 |
| Lasius niger | 3.63 | −26.31 | 5 |
| Lasius platythorax | 0.80 | −25.40 | 5 |
| Myrmica rubra | 1.78 | −26.03 | 5 |
| Myrmica ruginodis | 1.66 | −25.56 | 5 |
| Temnothorax nylanderi | 0.53 | −25.65 | 5 |
Notes:
*
Species not considered in comparisons between methods.