Mechanisms of interspecific competition among an invasive and two native fire ants

Oikos

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 238-252

  Morrison, Lloyd W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 0033849764     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900204.x     Document Type: Article

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