Interactions between granivorous and omnivorous ants in a desert grassland: Results from a long-term experiment

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 116-121

  Valone, Thomas J ^a   Kaspari, Michael ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant community; Arizona; Competition; Desert grassland; Omnivore; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANT; DESERT; GRANIVORY; GRASSLAND; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; OMNIVORY;

DORYMYRMEX; FORELIUS; FORELIUS PRUINOSUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 13544255601     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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