Pruning behavior and intercolony competition of Tetraponera (Pachysima) aethiops (Pseudomyrmecinae, Hymenoptera) in Barteria fistulosa in a tropical forest, Democratic Republic of Congo

Ecological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 393-404

  Yumoto, Takakazu ^a   Maruhashi, Tamaki ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MUSASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Africa; Ant plant; Barteria fistulosa; Intercolony competition; Tetraponera aethiops; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ANT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PRUNING; TROPICAL FOREST;

CONGO;

BARTERIA FISTULOSA; PACHYSIMA AETHIOPS; TETRAPONERA AETHIOPS;

EID: 0033486180     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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