Competitive mechanisms underlying the displacement of native ants by the invasive argentine ant

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 238-251

  Holway, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Argentine ants; Biological invasion; California; Competition; Competitive asymmetry; Competitive displacement; Competitive trade offs; Exotic species; Exploitative competition; Field experiment; Interference competition

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NATIVE SPECIES; TRADE-OFF;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; RIPARIA;

EID: 0032949876     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0238:CMUTDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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