Competition between Formica cinerea Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and co-occurring ant species, with special reference to Formica rufa L.: Direct and indirect interferences

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 467-487

  Czechowski, Wojciech ^a   Markó, Bálint ^b  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ants; Coexistence; Competition; Foraging strategy; Formica cinerea; Formica fusca; Formica rufa; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ANT; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; TERRITORIALITY;

ETELA-SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; TVARMINNE;

FORMICA CINEREA; FORMICA FUSCA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA SCHENCKI; TETRAMORIUM CAESPITUM;

EID: 31544455010     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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