Prey spectra of two swarm-raiding army ant species in East Africa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-93

  Schoning C ^a,d   Njagi, W ^b   Kinuthia, W ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Chogoria ^*  (Kenya)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dorylus molestus; Dorylus wilverthi; Earthworms; Kibale; Montane forest; Mount Kenya; Polyphagy; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOMASS; EARTHWORM; MONTANE FOREST; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; SAMPLING; SWARMING; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; KIBALE FOREST; MOUNT KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

DORYLUS MOLESTUS; DORYLUS WILVERTHI; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 37249008725     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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