The role of resource dispersion in promoting the co-occurrence of dominant and subordinate ant species

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 659-668

  Lester, Philip J ^a   Stringer, Lloyd D ^b   Haywood, John ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FORMICIDAE; MONOMORIUM SYDNEYENSE; PHEIDOLE;

EID: 77952510776     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.18012.x     Document Type: Article

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