Intercontinental union of Argentine ants: Behavioral relationships among introduced populations in Europe, North America, and Asia

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-147

  Sunamura, E ^a   Espadaler, X ^b   Sakamoto, H ^c   Suzuki, S ^a   Terayama, M ^a   Tatsuki, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Intraspecific aggression; Invasion history; Linepithema humile; Supercolony

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONY STRUCTURE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

ASIA; CALIFORNIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 70349491089     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0001-9     Document Type: Article

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