UNION FORMATION AND PARTNER CHOICE AMONG EX-YUGOSLAV IMMIGRANTS IN SWEDEN



Spatial structure and nest demography reveal the influence of competition, parasitism and habitat quality on slavemaking ants and their hosts

Abstract Background Natural communities are structured by intra-guild competition, predation or parasitism and the abiotic environment.We studied the relative importance of these factors in two host-social parasite ecosystems in three ant communities in Europe (Bavaria) and North America (New York, West Virginia).We tested how these factors affect

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