Indirect effects of phorid fly parasitoids on the mechanisms of interspecific competition among ants

Oecologia

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-122

  Morrison, Lloyd W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct effects; Exploitative competition; Indirect effects; Interference competition; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

ANT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARASITOID;

PSEUDACTEON; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0032718999     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050912     Document Type: Article

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