Seasonal variation in feeding preferences of Tetramorium tsushimae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in St. Louis, Missouri

Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Sims, Steven R ^a  

^a Whitmire Micro Gen   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant; Food; Preferences; Seasonal; Tetramorium

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; TETRAMORIUM; TETRAMORIUM TSUSHIMAE;

EID: 33748864006     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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