Variation in resource size distribution around colonies changes ant-parasitoid interactions

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-391

  Wilkinson, E B ^a,b   Feener Jr , D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Competition; Parasitoids; Resource size distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; COLONY; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; RESOURCE USE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

APOCEPHALUS; FORMICIDAE; PHEIDOLE DIVERSIPILOSA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 77957814575     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0095-0     Document Type: Article

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