Species richness of gall-inducing insects and host plants along an altitudinal gradient in Big Bend National Park, Texas

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-232

  Blanche, K Rosalind ^a   Ludwig, John A ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; GALL INSECT; HOST PLANT; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODY PLANT;

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0034997466     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2001)145[0219:SROGII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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