Sampling butterflies in tropical rainforest: An evaluation of a transect walk method

Biological Conservation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-91

  Walpole, Matthew J ^a   Sheldon, Ian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Diversity; Rainforest; Transect walks

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; LINE TRANSECT; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING;

EID: 0032889229     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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