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The ant mosaic on cocoa and other tree crops in Western Nigeria
Author(s) -
TAYLOR BRIAN
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1977.tb00887.x
Subject(s) - ant , biology , dominance (genetics) , ant colony , habitat , crop , agroforestry , distribution (mathematics) , myrmecophyte , palm , ecology , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , mathematics , algorithm , ant colony optimization algorithms , computer science , gene , pollen , physics , nectar , quantum mechanics
. 1. Data on ant distribution on the various blocks of cocoa studied at Gambari Experimental Station shows a clear mosaic of ant colonies. Distribution maps and analyses of associations between common species are given. 2. Surveys of ant populations on kola, cashew, coffee, oil palm, plantain and indigenous forest trees revealed dominance by the same ant species as occur on cocoa. 3. The adundance of any particular dominant ant species is shown to be related mainly to the habitat provided by a specific tree crop. 4. The potential utilization of ants as biological control agents is discussed.