Prairie dog effects on harvester ant species diversity and density

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-14

  Kretzer, J E ^a   Cully J F , Jr ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys ludovicianus; Diversity; Kansas; Pogonomyrmex; Shortgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; NEST SITE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRAIRIE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; POGONOMYRMEX BARBATUS; POGONOMYRMEX OCCIDENTALIS; POGONOMYRMEX RUGOSUS;

EID: 0035129689     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003520     Document Type: Article

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