Role of propagule size in the success of incipient colonies of the invasive Argentine ant

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 559-563

  Hee, Jason J ^a   Holway, David A ^a   Suarez, Andrew V ^a   Case, Ted J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY FOUNDING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVORSHIP;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0034001477     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99040.x     Document Type: Article

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