| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Authors: | N. J. Mehdiabadi, Gilbert L. E. |
| Journal: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences |
| Volume: | 269 |
| Pagination: | 1695-1699 |
| Date Published: | August 22, 2002 |
| Abstract: | *[In the laboratory, we show that an average phorid density of as little as one attacking fly per 200 foraging ants decreased colony protein consumption nearly 2-fold & significantly reduced numbers of large-sized workers 50 days later. The high impact of a single phorid occurred mainly because ants decreased foraging rates in the presence of the flies. Our experiments, the first to link indirect & direct effects of phorids on fire ants, demonstrate that colonies can be stressed with surprisingly low parasitoid densities.] |
| Alternate Journal: | Proc. R. Soc. London B Biol. Sci. |