Interspecific Aggression and Resource Monopolization of the Invasive Ant Anoplolepis gracilipes in Malaysian Borneo

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-99

  Drescher, Jochen ^a   Feldhaar, Heike ^a,b   Blüthgen, Nico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Ecological impact; Interspecific competition; Supercolony; Yellow crazy ant

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; BAIT; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BORNEO; MALAYSIA;

ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; FORMICIDAE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 78650750064     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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