Numerical dominance of the Argentine ant vs native ants and consequences on soil resource searching in Mediterranean cork-oak forests (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 643-658

  Oliveras, Jordi ^a   Bas, Josep M ^b   Casellas, David ^b   Gómez, Crisanto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ant biomass; Biological invasion; Habitat exploration; Linepithema humile; Mediterranean region; Numerical dominance

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; PLAGIOLEPIS PYGMAEA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 18944363871     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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