Phorid fly parasitoids of invasive fire ants indirectly improve the competitive ability of a native ant

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 621-627

  Mehdiabadi, Natasha J ^a,b   Kawazoe, Elizabeth A ^a   Gilbert, Lawrence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biological invasions; Forelius mccooki; Indirect effects; Interspecific competition; Parasitism; Pseudacteon tricuspis; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PARASITOID;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DIPTERA; FORELIUS MCCOOKI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHORIDAE; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 5344259724     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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