Top-down control by the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 171-185

  Stiles, J H ^a   Jones, R H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0034920659     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2001)146[0171:TDCBTR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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