Competition for nectar between Argentine ants (Iridomyrmex humilis) and honeybees (Apis mellifera) on black ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon)
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- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 22 (2) , 173-174
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02541858.1987.11448040
Abstract
Black ironbark trees secrete nectar during the night. Argentine ants collected 42% of the nectar before honeybees started foraging in the morning.Keywords
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