Effect of soil humidity on the survival of solenopsis invicta Buren workers

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-373

  Xu, Y J ^a   Zeng, L ^a   Lu, Y Y ^a   Liang, G W ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Soil humidity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANT; DROUGHT; HUMIDITY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE; WATER CONTENT;

SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 70350430651     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0032-2     Document Type: Article

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