A case study of human exacerbation of the invasive species problem: Transport and establishment of polygyne fire ants in Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Biological Invasions

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 373-377

  King, Joshua R ^a   Tschinkel, Walter R ^a   Ross, Kenneth G ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human transport; Invasive ants; Polygyny; Roadsides; Soil depots; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; DISPERSAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; WEED;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TALLAHASSEE; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 58349092784     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9254-x     Document Type: Article

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