Dynamics of local expansion by an introduced species: Pterostichus melanarius III. (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Alberta, Canada

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 121-127

  Niemelä, Jari ^a   Spence, John R ^b  

^a Department of Ecology and Systematic ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Canada; Carabids; Distribution; Expansion

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EXPANSION; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 0033426932     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.1999.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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