Nonindigenous ants at high elevations on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i

Pacific Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-236

  Wetterer, James K ^a,b   Banko, Paul C ^a   Laniawe, Leona P ^a   Slotterback, John W ^a   Brenner, Greg J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b Teachers College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT COMMUNITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

USA, HAWAII, MAUNA KEA;

CARDIOCONDYLA VENUSTULA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; TETRAMORIUM BICARINATUM;

EID: 0031789290     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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