Interference interactions and nest usurpation between two subordinate ant species

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 577-583

  Cerdá, Xim ^a   Retana, Javier ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggressive interactions; Ant; Interference competition; Nest usurpation; Subordinate species

Indexed keywords

ANT; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NEST SITE; USURPATION;

CAMPONOTUS FORELI; CATAGLYPHIS IBERICA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031888919     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050411     Document Type: Article

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