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Title The Effect of Diet and Opponent Size on Aggressive Interactions Involving Caribbean Crazy Ants
Author Katherine C. Horn, Micky D. Eubanks, Evan Siemann
Date 2013-06-11
Description The Caribbean crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva, was recently introduced to the Gulf Coast of Texas, and appears to be spreading inland. It has been hypothesized that competition with the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, may be an important factor in the spread of crazy ants. We investigated the potential of interspecific competition among these two introduced ants by measuring interspecific aggression between Caribbean crazy ant workers and workers of Solenopsis invicta
Keywords Caribbean Crazy Ant, Fire Ant, invasive, aggressive, mortality, competition
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