Northward expansion of the invasive Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Eastern United States is constrained by winter soil temperatures

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1659-1665

  Brightwell, R J ^a   Labadie, P E ^a   Silverman, J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic interactions; environmental limitation; invasive species; low temperature; range limitation

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; DATA SET; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; PIEDMONT; QUEEN; RANGE EXPANSION; RANGE SIZE; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; MARYLAND; NORTH CAROLINA; SEASONS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; VIRGINIA;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 77957799246     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN09345     Document Type: Article

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