Condition-specific competition between invasive Argentine ants and Australian Iridomyrmex

Exploitation and interference competitio

Exploitation and interference competition between the invasive Argentine ant,Linepithema humile, and native ant species

✍ Kathleen G. Human; Deborah M. Gordon 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 947 KB

Interactions between the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, and native ant species were studied in a 450-ha biological reserve in northern California. Along the edges of the invasion, the presence of Argentine ants significantly reduced the foraging success of native ant species, and vice v