Impact of the invasive crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes on Bird Island, Seychelles

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-25

  Gerlach, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoplolepis gracilipes; Ant; Formicidae; Invasion; Management; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NEST SITE; RANGE EXPANSION;

BIRD ISLAND [SEYCHELLES]; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

ANOPLOLEPIS; ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; ANOUS; ANOUS TENUIROSTRIS; ARTHROPODA; AVES; BLATTARIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; OCYPODE; ODONTOMACHUS; ODONTOMACHUS SIMILLIMUS; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 2942676745     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JICO.0000027454.78591.97     Document Type: Article

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