Argentine ant foraging activity and interspecific competition in complete vs. queenless and broodless colonies

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Brightwell, R J ^a   Silverman, J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Interspecific competition; Introduction experiments; Invasive species; Linepithema humile

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING POPULATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; QUEEN;

LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; TAPINOMA SESSILE;

EID: 38649101874     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0950-9     Document Type: Article

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