Comparative spatial patterns of the terrestrial isopod Hemilepistus reaumuri at multiple scales

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 355-368

  Citron Pousty, Steven ^a,b,c   Shachak, Moshe ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

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