Suggested Readings for
Fire Ant Food Choice Lab

• Ant fauna of Brackenridge Field Laboratory and the surrounding areas of Austin, Texas by D.H. Feener, Jr., 1985.

• Food preference in colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta by FJ. Glunn et al., 1981.

• Pseudoreplication and the design of ecological field experiments, by S.H. Hurlbert, 1984.

• The ants, by B. Hölldobler and E.O. Wilson, 1990. (selected material and keys).

• Invasion of polygene fire ants decimates native ants and disrupts arthropod community.  Porter, S.D. & D.A. Savignano.  1990.

• Plasticity and the problem of choice in food selection.  E.A. Bernays.  1999.

• Distinguishing between 'preference' and 'motivation' in food choice: an example from insect oviposition.  Singer et al.  1992.

• Reducing ambiguity in describing plant-insect interactions: "preference," "acceptability" and electivity.  Singer 2000.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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