Range expansion and local population increase of the exotic ant, Pheidole obscurithorax, in the Southeastern United States (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 435-439

  King, Joshua R ^a   Tschinkel, Walter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Florida; Invasive species; Roadsides

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW RECORD; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; RANGE EXPANSION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSECT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TALLAHASSEE; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE OBSCURITHORAX; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 34948843477     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[435:REALPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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