Intercontinental Differences in the Abundance of Solenopsis Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Escape from Natural Enemies?

@article{Porter1997IntercontinentalDI,
  title={Intercontinental Differences in the Abundance of Solenopsis Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Escape from Natural Enemies?},
  author={Sanford D. Porter and David F. Williams and Richard S. Patterson and Harold Gordon Fowler},
  journal={Environmental Entomology},
  year={1997},
  volume={26},
  pages={373-384}
}
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