Ant diversity and abundance along an elevational gradient in the Philippines

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-363

  Samson, Douglas A ^a,d   Rickart, Eric A ^b   Gonzales, Pedro C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Ants; Diversity elevational gradients; Mammals; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

PHILIPPINES;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031392427     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00436.x     Document Type: Article

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