Effect of density on spatial distribution, pit formation and pit diameter of Myrmeleon acer Walker, (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae): Patterns and processes

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-64

  Day, Michael D ^a,b   Zalucki, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Dispersion; Myrmeleon acer; Nearest neighbour; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

MYRMELEON ACER;

EID: 0034062657     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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