Climatic and biogeographical associations of southern African dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae s. str.)

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-38

  Davis, Adrian L V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; biogeographical; climatic; dung; Scarabaeidae

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE; DUNG BEETLE;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0030618345     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.051-89051.x     Document Type: Article

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