Is competition a significant hallmark of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ecology?

Myrmecological News

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-147

  Cerdá, Xim ^a   Arnan, Xavier ^b,c   Retana, Javier ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Dominance discovery trade off; Dominance thermal tolerance trade off; Dominant ants; Habitat; Hierarchies; Review

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84875521073     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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