The Native Ant <i>Lasius niger</i> Can Limit the Access to Resources of the Invasive Argentine Ant

The Native Ant <i>Lasius niger</i> Can Limit the Access to Resources of the Invasive Argentine Ant

Within ant communities, the biotic resistance of native species against invasive ones is expected to be rare, because invasive species are often highly dominant competitors. The invasive Argentine ant (<i>Linepithema humile </i>(Mayr)) often demonstrated numerical dominance against its o...

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Main Authors: Marion Cordonnier, Olivier Blight, Elena Angulo, Franck Courchamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
aggression
Argentine ant
dominant species
interference competition
invasive species
resource exploitation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2451

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