Effects of colony-level variation on competitive ability in the invasive Argentine ant

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1181-1192

  Holway, David A ^a   Case, Ted J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; SOCIAL INSECT;

FORELIUS MCCOOKI; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0034952014     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1698     Document Type: Article

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