Impact of the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, on native forest ants in Gabon

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 666-673

  Walker, Kendra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Congo basin; Equatorial Africa; Exotic ants; Gabon; Invasive species; Wasmannia auropunctata

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIODIVERSITY; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; LOPE RESERVE; OGOOUE-IVINDO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

FORMICIDAE; WASMANNIA AUROPUNCTATA;

EID: 33747057679     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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