Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile, Mayr) Eradication Efforts on San Clemente Island, California, USA
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Model of droplet dynamics in the Argentine ant Linepithema Humile (Mayr).
The formation of droplets of ants Linepithema humile (Mayr) is observed under certain experimental conditions: a fluctuating aggregate forms at the end of a rod and a droplet containing up to 40 ants eventually falls down. When the flux of incoming ants is sufficient, this process can continue for several hours, leading to the formation and fall of tens of droplets. Previous work indicates that...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western North American Naturalist
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1527-0904
DOI: 10.3398/064.078.0422