The spatial variability of rare and common species in a gall-inhabiting Lepidoptera community

Ecography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-131

  McGeoch, Melodie A ^a   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GALL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA KARROO; LEPIDOPTERA; MIMOSACEAE;

EID: 0030619832     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1997.tb00354.x     Document Type: Article

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