Effect of elevation and type of habitat on the abundance and diversity of scarabaeoid dung beetle (scarabaeoidea) assemblages in a mediterranean area from southern iberian peninsula

Zoological Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 351-359

  Romero Alcaraz, Eduardo ^a   Ávila, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aphodiidae; Dung beetle biodiversity; Elevational effect; Habitat selection; Scarabaeidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034287796     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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