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Ant biodiversity and the predatory function (A response to Philpott and Armbrecht, 2006).

Authors :
GOVE, AARON D.
Source :
Ecological Entomology; Aug2007, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p435-436, 2p
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

The article presents a perspective on topics related to the biodiversity of ants. According to the author, he benefits of increasing ant activity on predation are well documented, and appear to apply to most settings. He added that prey-encounter rates increase as a positive function of ant activity.

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Subjects :
ANTS
BIODIVERSITY
INSECT societies
INSECTS
BIOLOGY

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Language :
English
ISSN :
03076946
Volume :
32
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Ecological Entomology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25803495
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00884.x
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