On the spatial distribution of nests of the ants Messor arenarius and Messor ebeninus

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 671-676

  Warburg, Ittai ^a   Steinberger, Yosef ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ants; Competition; Distribution pattern; Foraging; Foraging territory; Formicidae; Messor

Indexed keywords

ANT NEST; HARVESTER ANT; NEAREST NEIGHBOUR ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ISRAEL; NEGEV HIGHLANDS;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MESSOR; MESSOR ARENARIUS; MESSOR EBENINUS;

EID: 0030842335     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0245     Document Type: Article

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