Long-term partitioning of space between two territorial species of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their effect on subordinate species
Competition is a major force organizing ant communities and results in co-occurring species evolving different strategies for foraging and use of space. Territorial species, as top dominants exclude each other, while shaping the local ant communities both qualitatively and quantitatively. In this st...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2013-04-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201302-0019_Long-term_partitioning_of_space_between_two_territorial_species_of_ants_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_and_their_eff.php |