Worldwide spread of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Myrmecological News

Volumn 12, Issue , 2009, Pages 187-194

  Wetterer, James K ^a   Wild, Alexander L ^b   Suarez, Andrew V ^b   Roura Pascual, Núria ^c   Espadaler, Xavier ^d  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Biological invasion; Exotic species; Formicidae; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 67650473171     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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