The effect of water on the ground nesting habits of the giant tropical ant, Paraponera clavata

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Elahi, Robin ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa rica; Distribution; Flooding; Microhabitat; Nest; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; PARAPONERA CLAVATA;

EID: 28044445408     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/5.1.34     Document Type: Article

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