Diversity and abundance of insect herbivores collected on Castanopsis acuminatissima (Fagaceae) in New Guinea: Relationships with leaf production and surrounding vegetation

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 381-391

  Basset, Yves ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Castanopsis; Coleoptera; Host specificity; Insect herbivores; Papua New Guinea; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HERBIVORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WAU;

CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS ACUMINATISSIMA; COLEOPTERA; FAGACEAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0033506664     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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