Protein marking reveals predation on termites by the woodland ant, Aphaenogaster rudis

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-224

  Buczkowski, G ^a   Bennett, G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphaenogaster rudis; Predation; Prey predator interactions; Protein marking; Reticulitermes flavipes

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; CRYPSIS; FOOD WEB; IMMUNOASSAY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTEIN; TERMITE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; APHAENOGASTER RUDIS; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 34548029364     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0933-x     Document Type: Article

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