Consequences of envenomation: Red imported fire ants have delayed effects on survival but not growth of native fence lizards

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 566-573

  Langkilde, Tracy ^a   Freidenfelds, Nicole A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANT; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; LIZARD; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; VENOM;

SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78650615539     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10098     Document Type: Article

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