Insect herbivores foraging on seedlings in an unlogged rain forest in Guyana: Spatial and temporal considerations

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-129

  Basset, Y ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Guyana; Host specificity; Insect herbivores; Rain forest; Seasonality; Seedlings; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033776915     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0165-0521(200008)35:2;1-9;FT115     Document Type: Article

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