Predatory abilities favour the success of the invasive ant Pheidole megacephala in an introduced area

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 625-629

  Dejean, A ^a,d   Kenne, M ^b   Moreau, C S ^c  

^a Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Invasive ants; Mexico; Native ants; Predation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; BIODIVERSITY; DOMINANCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT; TERMITE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

DORYMYRMEX PYRAMICUS; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 36349019789     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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