Introduced ants in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 505-512

  Collingwood, Cedric A ^a   Tigar, Barbara J ^b,c   Agosti, Donat ^d  

^a Leeds City Museum   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Formicidae; Introduced species; Public health pests; Tramp ants; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS COMPRESSUS; CARDIOCONDYLA EMERYI; FORMICIDAE; IRIDOMYRMEX ANCEPS; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MONOMORIUM DESTRUCTOR; MONOMORIUM INDICUM; PACHYCONDYLA SENNAARENSIS; PARATRECHINA FLAVIPES; PARATRECHINA JAEGERSKIOELDI; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS; PHEIDOLE TENERIFFANA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; TAPINOMA MELANOCEPHALUM; TAPINOMA SIMROTHI; TETRAMORIUM BICARINATUM;

EID: 0031282218     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0309     Document Type: Article

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