Invasive fire ants alter behavior and morphology of native lizards

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 208-217

  Langkilde, Tracy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Behavior; Fence lizard; Fire ant; Invasive species; Morphology; Predator; Sceloporus undulatus; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIMB; LIZARD; MUSEUM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HINDLIMB; LIZARDS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 63849137200     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0355.1     Document Type: Article

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