The non-indigenous ant, Solenopsis invicta, reduces loggerhead shrike and native insect abundance

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 249-259

  Allen, Craig R ^a   Lutz, R Scott ^a,b   Lockley, Tim ^a,c   Phillips Jr , Sherman A ^a,d   Demarais, Stephen ^a,e  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Invasive species; Laniidae; Lanius ludovicianus; Passeriformes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040028892     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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