Species richness and biogeography of non-acarine arachnids in Namibia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 467-481

  Griffin, R E ^a  

^a National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Arachnids; Endemicity; Namib Desert; Namibia

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENDEMISM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NAMIBIA;

AMBLYPYGI; ARANEAE; OPILIONES; PSEUDOSCORPIONES; SCORPIONES; SOLIFUGAE;

EID: 0031839702     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008823527757     Document Type: Article

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