Habitat differences and occurrence of native and exotic ants on Okinawa Island

Entomological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-429

  Katayama, Motoki ^a   Tsuji, Kazuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant plant interactions; Disturbance; EFNs; Euphorbiaceae; Exotic ants; Formicidae; Tramp ants

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; MALLOTUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 78650668419     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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