The role of ants in structuring insect communities on the canopies of senegalia drepanolobium near Laikipia, Kenya

In the black cotton ecosystem of Laikipia, Kenya, four symbiotic ants coexist at a fine spatial scale on canopies of Senegalia drepanolobium. They exhibit different aggressive behaviours and modify their tree canopies differently. These diverse behaviours were expected to affect the associated canop...

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Main Author: Kuria, Simon Kamande
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005446