Nested subsets and partition patterns in ant assemblages (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Colombian dry forest fragments

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 196-209

  Armbrecht, Inge ^a   Tischer, Irene ^a   Chacon, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Dry forest; Formicidae; Fragmentation; Insecta; Nested subsets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035536352     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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