The ants of tokelau

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Abbott, K L ^a   Sarty, M ^a   Lester, P J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Ants; Diversity; Exotic and endemic species; Island area; Sampling method; Species richness; Tokelau

Indexed keywords

ANT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW RECORD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TOKELAU;

ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; FORMICIDAE; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; TAPINOMA MELANOCEPHALUM;

EID: 33746631332     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9518440     Document Type: Article

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