Difference in seasonal activity pattern between non-native and native ants in subtropical forest of Okinawa Island, Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 637-643

  Suwabe, Mayuko ^a,b   Ohnishi, Hitoshi ^b   Kikuchi, Tomonori ^b   Kawara, Kengo ^b   Tsuji, Kazuki ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant invasion; Interspecific competition; Seasonal foraging activity; Subtropical forests; Temporal niche partitioning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST EDGE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 67349273624     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0534-9     Document Type: Article

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