Nest distribution and food preferences of Ectatomma ruidum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in shaded and open cattle pastures of Colombia

Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2 B, 2009, Pages 517-541

  Santamaría, Carlos ^a   Armbrecht, Inge ^a,d   Lachaud, Jean Paul ^b,c  

^a Urdversidad del Valle   (Colombia)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Andean mountains; Ant spatial distribution; Ectatomma ruidum; Land management; Open pastures; Predation on ticks; Seed dispersion; Shaded pastures

Indexed keywords

BOS; ECTATOMMA RUIDUM; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; IXODIDA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS; SCOMBRIDAE; THEOBROMA CACAO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62649104283     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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