Prey selection in horned lizards following the invasion of Argentine ants in southern California

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 711-725

  Suarez, A V ^a   Richmond, J Q ^a   Case, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Biological invasions; Coastal horned lizards; Conservation; Edge effects; Foraging; Indirect effects of introduced species; Linepithema humile; Phrynosoma coronatum; Prey selection; Southern California; USA

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DIET; LIZARD; PREY SELECTION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MESSOR; PHRYNOSOMA CORONATUM; POGONOMYRMEX; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0034482056     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0711:PSIHLF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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