Distribution, ecology, and population dynamics of the American burying beetle [Nicrophorus americanus Olivier (coleoptera, silphidae)] in south-central Nebraska, USA

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-181

  Bedick, Jon C ^a   Ratcliffe, Brett C ^b   Wyatt Hoback, W ^a   Higley, Leon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Endangered; Pit fall trapping

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION STATUS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; NICROPHORUS AMERICANUS; SILPHIDAE;

EID: 0033452540     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009684926873     Document Type: Article

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