Effects of elephant damage to vegetation on the abundance of phytophagous insects

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 370-373

  Musgrave, M K ^a   Compton, S G ^a,b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031445560     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.095-89095.x     Document Type: Article

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