The Argentine ant - A significant invasive species in agricultural, urban and natural environments

Sociobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-25

  Vega, Stephanie J ^b   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Biology; Control; Linepithema humile; Review; Systematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034354823     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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