Altitudinal variation in life cycles of carabid beetles: Life-cycle strategy and colonization in Alpine Zones

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-447

  Sota, Teiji ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; COLONIZATION; LIFE CYCLE;

JAPAN, HONSHU;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LEPTOCARABUS;

EID: 0030299222     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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