Invasion biology on your campus: Investigating the red imported fire ant in the Southeastern United States

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-55

  Forys, Elizabeth A ^a   Kelly, William B ^a   Ward, David T ^a  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0037274078     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4451433     Document Type: Review

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