Specialized predation on Wasmannia auropunctata by the army ant species Neivamyrmex compressinodis

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 740-743

  Le Breton, J ^a   Dejean, A ^a   Snelling, G ^b   Orivel, J ^a  

^a Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique   (France)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Army ants; Invasive ants; Natural enemy; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; NATURAL ENEMY; PREDATION; SYMPATRY;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE; NEIVAMYRMEX COMPRESSINODIS; WASMANNIA; WASMANNIA AUROPUNCTATA;

EID: 36348977551     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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