Argentine ant infestation affects the abundance of the native myrmecophagic jumping spider Siler cupreus Simon in Japan

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-146

  Touyama, Y ^a   Ihara, Y ^b   Ito, F ^c  

^a Adviser of SHICHIFUKU Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Environment and Health Association   (Japan)

^c KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Invasion; Myrmecophagy; Salticidae spiders; Siler cupreus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ASIA; CHUGOKU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIROSHIMA [CHUGOKU]; HONSHU; JAPAN;

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; SALTICIDAE; SILER CUPREUS;

EID: 44449147793     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-0983-8     Document Type: Article

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