Scale-dependent habitat selection by the darkling beetle Eleodes hispilabris (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 230-235

  McIntyre, Nancy E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; ELEODES; ELEODES HISPILABRIS; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0030791105     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426671     Document Type: Article

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