Spatial and temporal variation in species composition of dung beetle assemblages in southern Ireland

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-36

  Finn, John A ^b   Gittings, Tom ^b   Giller, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aphodius; Assemblage composition; Dung beetle; Scarabaeoidea; Spatial and temporal variability

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

IRELAND;

APHODIUS; COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPES; GEOTRUPIDAE; SCARABAEIDAE; SPHAERIDIUM;

EID: 0032914438     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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