Exploitation and interference competition between the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, and native ant species

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 405-412

  Human, Kathleen G ^a   Gordon, Deborah M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Competition; Exploitation; Interference; Invasion

Indexed keywords

ANT; ARGENTINE ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EXPLOITATION COMPETITION; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTRODUCED ANT;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0029667630     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328744     Document Type: Article

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