Argentine ants displace floral arthropods in a biodiversity hotspot

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 281-290

  Lach, Lori ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Extrafloral nectaries; Flowers; Leucospermum conocarpodendron; Linepithema humile; Nectar; Protea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NATIVE SPECIES; NECTAR;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

APIS MELLIFERA; ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; BLATTARIA; CAMPONOTUS; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEUCOSPERMUM CONOCARPODENDRON; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; ORTHOPTERA; PROTEA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 38849159272     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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