Effects of red imported fire ants on northern bobwhite chicks

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 309-313

  Giuliano, William M ^a,b   Allen, Craig R ^a,c   Lutz, R Scott ^a,d   Demarais, Stephen ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass; chick; Colinus virginianus; northern bobwhite; red imported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta; survival

Indexed keywords

FIRE ANT; INTRODUCED ANT;

USA, (SOUTHEAST);

COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0029663449     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802229     Document Type: Article

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