Spatial and temporal patterns of ant burrow openings as affected by soil properties and agricultural practices

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-211

  Wang, D ^a,b   Lowery, B ^a   McSweeney, K ^a   Norman, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Corn field; Lasius neoniger; Soil properties; Spatial; Temporal

Indexed keywords

ANT BURROW; BURROW;

USA, WISCONSIN;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS NEONIGER;

EID: 0030442283     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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