Habitat use patterns by ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of northeastern Iowa

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 288-299

  Larsen, Kirk J ^a   Work, Timothy T ^b   Purrington, Foster F ^c  

^a LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Coleoptera; Ground beetles; Pitfall traps; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; PITFALL TRAP;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

AVENA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037931179     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00192     Document Type: Article

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