๐Ÿ†• Interview: "How big-headed ant (๐‘ƒโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘Ž) invasion influenced lion prey choice"; in this interview, Jacob R. Goheen talks about this ground-breaking research conducted in #Africa and answers a few questions. #biological_invasion #cascading_effect #invasive_species #ants #africa #invasion
https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2024/03/11/how-big-headed-ant-pheidole-megacephala-invasion-influenced-lion-prey-choice/
How big-headed (๐‘ƒโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘Ž) ant invasion influenced lion prey choice

Jacob R. Goheen Some ant species are among the worst invaders in the world, and an invasion can come with strong consequences for ecosystem functioning. One infamous invasive species is the big-headed ant (BHA) Pheidole megacephala.

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