The interactive effects of climate, life history, and interspecific neighbours on mortality in a population of seed harvester ants

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 632-637

  Sanders, Nathan J ^a   Gordon, Deborah M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant populations; Climate; Competition; Desert; Life history; Seed harvester

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CLIMATE EFFECT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

APHAENOGASTER; APHAENOGASTER COCKERELLI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMECOCYSTUS; MYRMECOCYSTUS MIMICUS; POGONOMYRMEX; POGONOMYRMEX BARBATUS;

EID: 5344234108     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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