The influence of ants on the guild structure of Acacia insect communities in Mkomazi Game Reserve, north-east Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-220

  Krüger, Oliver ^a,b   McGavin, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Museum of Natural History ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Acacia canopies; Ants; Guild; Insect; Mist blowing

Indexed keywords

ANT; GUILD STRUCTURE; INSECT; SAVANNA;

TANZANIA;

ACACIA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 0345404472     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1998.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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