Host Plant Diversity of Red Weaver Ants (<i>Oecophylla smaragdina</i>) and Their Ecological Link to the Indian Pangolin in Sundargarh, Odisha

Subhalakshmi Rout; Sakti Kanta Rath; Mukta Mayee Kumbhar; Sanjeet Kumar

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i10/170932

Host Plant Diversity of Red Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) and Their Ecological Link to the Indian Pangolin in Sundargarh, Odisha

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Subhalakshmi Rout Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2063-9547
Sakti Kanta Rath Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Mukta Mayee Kumbhar Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Sanjeet Kumar Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9538-397X

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i10/170932

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