Ants of forest and fallow plots in Nigeria

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-99

  Ewuim, Sylvanus C ^a   Adetola Badejo, M ^b   Ajayi, Olawale O ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abundance; Activity; Ants; Fallow; Fluctuations; Food availability; Forest; Litter cover; Nesting sites; Pitfall traps

Indexed keywords

ANT; FALLOW; RAINFOREST;

NIGERIA, ILE-IFE;

DORYLUS NIGRICANS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE CRASSINODA;

EID: 0031454395     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00010.x     Document Type: Article

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