Butterflies from the Uberlândia region, Central Brazil: Species list and biological comments

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 151-163

  Motta, Paulo César ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Cerrado; Diversity; Ithomiinae; Lepidoptera; Mesophytic forest

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUTTERFLY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BUTTERFLIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 0036463423     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842002000100017     Document Type: Article

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