Diversity of dung beetles in Mediterranean wetlands and bordering brushwood

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 298-302

  Micó, Estefanía ^a   Verdú, José R ^a   Galante, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean brushwood; Mediterranean wetland; Scarabaeoidea

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; OLIVA; SCARABAEOIDEA; SCARABAEUS;

BEETLE; BRUSHWOOD; HABITAT GRADIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETLAND;

SPAIN, VALENCIA, ALICANTE, PEGO-OLIVA NATURAL PARK;

EID: 0031880213     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/91.3.298     Document Type: Article

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