European Fire Ants on Mount Desert Island, Maine: Population Structure, Mechanisms of Competition and Community Impacts of Myrmica Robra L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Garnas J. 2004. European Fire Ants on Mount Desert Island, Maine: Population Structure, Mechanisms of Competition and Community Impacts of Myrmica Robra L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Graduate School, The University of Maine
'Studies were undertaken in the summer of 2002 to address questions of the ants' population structure in its introduced range by testing for intercolony aggression within and between local infestations.' 'In the early mid-20th century, Myrmica rubra Latreilla established in various communities in Maine, mostly along the coast. Since its establishment, the ant has spread both locally via vegetative colony building and regionally via human commerce to no fewer than 30 Maine communities, including one island site.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Bear Brook Pond/Miller Greenhouse/Visitor's Center/
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Garnas, Jeffery
- Date of Issue
- 2004-12-01
- Publisher
- The Graduate School, The University of Maine
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Abundance, Bear Brook Pond, Competition, Distribution, Exotic Species, Interspecies Interactions, Miller Greenhouse, Mount Desert Island, Population, Population Dynamics, thesis, Visitor's Center