Long-term dynamics of the distribution of the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, and native ant taxa in northern California

Oecologia

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 123-130

  Sanders, Nathan J ^a   Barton, Kasey E ^a,b   Gordon, Deborah M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Invasive species; Linepithema humile; Species distributions

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035041371     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000572     Document Type: Article

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