A climate room for precise regulation of temperature and humidity in connection with a temperature-regulated nest site for wood ants

Martje Kruk-de Bruin; D Ch Brandt; F J S W Körner

doi:10.1007/BF00381139

A climate room for precise regulation of temperature and humidity in connection with a temperature-regulated nest site for wood ants

Oecologia. 1976 Dec;24(4):335-341. doi: 10.1007/BF00381139.

Authors

Martje Kruk-de Bruin¹, D Ch Brandt¹, F J S W Körner¹

Affiliation

¹ Zoological Laboratory, Department of Animal Ecology, University of Leiden, Kaiserstraat 63, Leiden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 28309110
DOI: 10.1007/BF00381139

Abstract

A climate room is described for precise regulation of temperature and humidity. Humidity is regulated by regulation of the dew-point temperature of the air. The ranges for both dew-point and air temperature are from 2°C to 45°C. The precision of regulation for the temperature is ±0.05°C, for the dew-point temperature ±0.1°C. In the climate room very homogeneous temperatures can be obtained (±0.1°C). The relative humidity is homogeneous within ±1%.It is also possible to make air temperature different from floor temperature. The dimensions of the experimental room are 200×50×17 cm.A temperature-regulated nest site for Red Wood Ants is also described.