Critical thermal limits and locomotor activity of the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 878-881

  Cokendolpher, James C ^a   Phillips, Sherman A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire ant; Insecta; Solenopsis invicta; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0000640822     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: 19382936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/19.4.878     Document Type: Article

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