Foraging range of the polygynous form of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta buren

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-228

  Martin, J B ^a   Drees, B M ^a   Grant, W E ^a   Pedersen, E K ^a   Barr, C L ^b   Vinson, S B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0031696011     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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