Red imported fire ant impacts on wildlife: A decade of research

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-103

  Allen, C R ^a   Epperson, D M ^a   Garmestani, A S ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MAMMALIA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142740278     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)152[0088:RIFAIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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