Prey size reverses the outcome of interference interactions of scavenger ants

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-110

  Cerdâ, Xim ^a   Rctana, Javicr ^b   Cros, Sebastià ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; PREY SIZE; SCAVENGING;

APHAEMOGASTER SENILIS; APHAENOGASTER SENILIS; PHEIDOLE PALLIDULA; TAPINOMA NIGERRIMUM; TETRAMORIUM SEMILAEVE; TETRANMORIUM SEMILAEVE;

EID: 0031747493     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546920     Document Type: Article

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