01347nas a2200145   4500008004100000245008800041210006900129260001700198300001200215490000700227520081200234100001501046700001701061856012301078       2006                        eng d00aSurrogate habitats demonstrate the invasion potential of the African pugnacious ant0 aSurrogate habitats demonstrate the invasion potential of the Afr  cJanuary 2006  a411-4280 v153 a<p>*[We demonstrate that a particularly opportunistic &amp; locally dominant ant Anoplolepis custodiens, which is a major indigenous African pest, overrides habitat structure to maintain its population level. We compared A. custodiens activity, morphology, foraging behavior, &amp; ant species diversity in artificially established surrogate habitats (= cover crops) in a vineyard containing an ample food resource in the form of the honeydew-producing mealybug Planococcus ficus. These cover crops were chosen so as to create highly altered habitats. The ant&#39;s ability to overcome these potentially suppressive habitat conditions hinged on its tight mutualism with the mealybug, &amp; on its chasing away mealybug parasitoids. This ant species is predicted to be a latent invasive beyond Africa.]</p>
1 aAddison, P1 aSamways, M J  uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/zh-hans/content/surrogate-habitats-demonstrate-invasion-potential-african-pugnacious-ant