Nest mounds of red wood ants (Formica aquilonia): Hot spots for litter-dwelling earthworms

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 565-569

  Laakso, Jouni ^a   Setälä, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dendrobaena octaedra; Dendrodrilus rubidus; Formica rufa nest mound; Mutualism; Predator avoidance

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; MUTUALISM; NEST MOUND; RED WOOD ANT;

DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA; DENDRODRILUS RUBIDUS; FORMICA AQUILONIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 1842378045     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050272     Document Type: Article

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