Nest raiding by the invasive Argentine ant on colonies of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex subnitidus

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-167

  Zee, J ^a   Holway, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Harvester ants; Invasion; Nest raiding; Pogonomyrmex

Indexed keywords

ANT; BROOD DESERTION; COASTAL ZONE; COLONY; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; WORKER CASTE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; POGONOMYRMEX SUBNITIDUS;

EID: 33745128069     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0853-6     Document Type: Article

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