Body size, prey size and herbivory in Coleoptera from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 557-569

  Todd, Catherine M ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carnivores; Coleoptera; food particles; herbivores; South Georgia; sub Antarctic

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; DIET; HERBIVORY; PREY SIZE;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA;

ACARI; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; HYDROMEDION SPARSUTUM; OOPTERUS SOLEDADINUS; PERIMYLOPS ANTARCTICUS; POACEAE; TRECHISIBUS ANTARCTICUS;

EID: 0030301348     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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