The ants of the southern Sonoran desert: Community structure and the role of trees

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 643-657

  Bestelmeyer, Brandon T ^a   Schooley, Robert L ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Desert trees; Heterogeneity; Mexico; Sonoran desert

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESERT; TREE;

MEXICO;

CAMPONOTUS; HYMENOPTERA; PENNISETUM CILIARE; PHEIDOLE SCIOPHILA; PHEIDOLE TITANIS;

EID: 0033033920     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008873406658     Document Type: Article

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