Trophic structure and natural history of bat guano invertebrate communities, with special reference to Brazilian caves

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-252

  Ferreira, R L ^a   Martins, R P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bat guano; Brazil; Caves; Food webs; Invertebrate communities; Richness; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033269958     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1999.10539391     Document Type: Article

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