The potential distribution of the red imported fire ant, solenopsis invicta buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in New Zealand

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-75

  Ward, Darren ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ants; Biosecurity; Climate; Invasion; Modelling

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 78249276311     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2009.9722178     Document Type: Article

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