Distribution of a Costa Rican wet forest velvet worm (Onychophora: Peripatidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-55

  Mcglynn, T P ^a   Kelley, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Epiperipatus; Leaf litter; Microhabitat

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ARTHROPOD; LEAF LITTER; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

COSTA RICA;

ARTHROPODA; CHILOPODA; EPIPERIPATUS; FORMICIDAE; ONYCHOPHORA; PERIPATIDAE;

EID: 0032796690     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.1.53     Document Type: Article

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