A quantification of predation rates, indirect positive effects on plants, and foraging variation of the giant tropical ant, Paraponera clavata

While a clear consensus is emerging that predators can play a major role in shaping terrestrial communities, basic natural history observations and simple quantifications of predation rates in complex terrestrial systems are lacking. The potential indirect effect of a large predatory ant, Paraponera...

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Main Author: Lee A. Dyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2002-09-01
Series:Journal of Insect Science
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Online Access:http://www.insectscience.org/2.18/