A checklist of epigaeic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Schoeman, Colin S ^a   Foord, Stefan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES INVENTORY; VEGETATION TYPE; BIODIVERSITY; HERBIVORE; NATIONAL PARK;

LIMPOPO; MARAKELE NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MONOMORIUM SALOMONIS; MYRMICINAE; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; PHEIDOLE SCULPTURATA;

EID: 84856796231     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v54i1.1030     Document Type: Article

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