Three-dimensional sampling method for characterizing ant mounds

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 553-558

  Vogt, James T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; LASER METHOD; NEST STRUCTURE; SAMPLING; SLOPE ANGLE; SURFACE AREA;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 34948858874     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[553:TSMFCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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