Nest density and distribution of subterranean ants in an evergreen broadleaf forest in Japan with special reference to Amblyopone silvestrii

Entomological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-198

  Masuko, Keiichi ^a  

^a SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competition; Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Manazuru; Paratrechina; Quadrat; Soil

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPONE SILVESTRII; CAREBARA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; HYPOPONERA SAUTERI; MYRMECINA NIPPONICA; PARATRECHINA; PARATRECHINA FLAVIPES;

EID: 77955070730     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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