@article {3833,
	title = {Bottom-up effects on persistence of a specialist predator: Ant invasions and horned lizards},
	journal = {Ecological Applications},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2002},
	note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from-DPW, },
	month = {February 2002},
	pages = {291-298},
	abstract = {*[We examined how Argentine ants influence horned lizard growth rates by raising hatchlings on prey typical of invaded \& uninvaded sites.  Hatchling horned lizards maintained positive growth rates on a diet of just one native ant species, Crematogaster californica.  However, on a diet of Argentine ants or arthropods typical of an invaded community, horned lizard growth rates were either negative or averaged near zero.  In addition, when lizards were switched from a diet of Argentine ants to native ants, growth rates increased.  One factor contributing to growth was foraging rate; capture success appears partly responsible for why horned lizards specialize on ants vs. other, harder to capture, arthropods.  Moreover, a comparison of diets among age classes of coastal horned lizards suggests a diversity of ants is necessary to support lizard populations. ]},
	author = {Suarez, A.V. and Case, T.J.}
}
