Desiccation resistance in populations of the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 460-464

  Phillips Jr , Sherman A ^b   Jusino Atresino, Rafael ^b   Thorvilson, Harlan G ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

desiccation; Solenopsis invicta; water loss; xeric

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0030483493     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.2.460     Document Type: Article

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