Lasius psammophilus Seifert and Formica cinerea Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on sand dunes: Conflicts and coexistence

Annales Zoologici

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-378

  Markó, Bálint ^a   Czechowski, Wojciech ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ants; Competition; Dynamics; Foraging strategies; Formica cinerea; Interactions; Interspecific hierarchy; Lasius psammophilus

Indexed keywords

FORMICA; FORMICA CINEREA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS; LASIUS PSAMMOPHILUS;

EID: 3142657616     PISSN: 00034541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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