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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Argentine ant"”.
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Chemosensory gene expression analysis in the argentine ant, linepithema humile
… of a subset of chemosensory genes, including odorant receptors (Ors) and odorant binding proteins (OBPs), in the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile. Fragments of two Ors were identified from a whole ant EST project, which suggested their potential importance in Argentine ant ecology. An …
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Ecological correlates of rare Cape Proteaceae, South Africa, and the implications for their conservation
… ecological parameters which might be significant for their conservation. The current status of all Cape Proteaceae was initially assessed. A total of 124 taxa were ascribed the I U C N status of recently extinct (3 taxa), endangered (33 taxa), vulnerable (29 taxa) and naturally rare (59 taxa). …
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Impact of the invasive ant Linepithema humile on native ant assemblages on the western slopes of Table Mountain and implications for ant-butterfly associations
The Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is one of the world's most successful invasive species and invades undisturbed Fynbos habitats in South Africa, displacing native arthropod species and affecting interspecific associations. In order to assess the impact of Li. humile …
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The impact of pine plantations and alien invertebrates on native forest and fynbos invertebrate communities in Table Mountain National Park
… (South Africa) is renowned for its exceptional plant and invertebrate diversity and endemism, extensive alien plant invasions and exotic pine plantations threaten and reduce native species richness. This study frames invasion ecology theory in a conservation context, and examines the impact of …
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Effects of fragmentation and invasion on ant communities
… uses such as pastures, sugarcane and oil palm plantations. The resulting remnants generally maintain lower species diversity relative to unfragmented forest, and the species composition of what remains often includes generalist and invasive species. Another causative agent of extinction are …