Predation on lizard eggs by ants: Species interactions in a variable physical environment

Oecologia

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 285-292

  Chalcraft, David R ^a,b   Andrews, Robin M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental heterogeneity; Indirect effect; Interaction strength; Population dynamics; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

ANT; EGG PREDATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIZARD; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY;

PANAMA;

ANOLIS LIMIFRONS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS;

EID: 0032939128     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050788     Document Type: Article

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