Competition between harvester ants [Pogonomyrmex owyheei] and rodents in the cold desert

Local distribution patterns of three rodent species (Perognathus parvus, Peromyscus maniculatus, Reithrodontomys megahtis) were studied in areas of high and low densities of harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex owyheei) in Raft River Valley, Idaho. Numbers of rodents were greatest in areas of high ant-densi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Great Basin naturalist 1979-09, Vol.39 (3), p.267-273
Hauptverfasser:	Landeen, D.S, Jorgensen, C.D, Smith, H.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Annuals Ants Desert insects Deserts Ecological competition Ecosystems Foraging Insect ecology Rodents Seeds
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