Interference and exploitation competition of three nectar-thieving invasive ant species

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-262

  Lach, L ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

' hi'a; Anoplolepis gracilipes; Floral nectar; Linepithema humile; Pheidole megacephala

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); INVASIVE SPECIES; NECTARIVORY;

ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; METROSIDEROS MACROPUS; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 23944501059     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0807-z     Document Type: Article

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