Influence of seed size on feeding preferences and diet composition of three sympatric harvester ants in the central Monte Desert, Argentina
Selective seed consumption by harvester ants may affect seed abundance and composition and, ultimately, plant communities. We evaluated the influence of seed size on preferences and diet of Pogonomyrmex mendozanus, P. rastratus, and P. inermis in the central Monte Desert, Argentina. In choice experi...
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| Autores principales: | Pirk, Gabriela Inés, López de Casenave, Javier Néstor |
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2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09123814_v25_n2_p439_Pirk http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09123814_v25_n2_p439_Pirk |
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