Population dynamics of an isolated population of the harvestman Ilhaia cuspidata (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae), in Araucaria forest (Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-220

  Mestre, Luiz Augusto Macedo ^a   Pinto da Rocha, Ricardo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araucaria forest; Ilhaia cuspidata; Opiliones; Population ecology

Indexed keywords

ARAUCARIA; GONYLEPTIDAE; ILHAIA CUSPIDATA; MARTES PENNANTI; OPILIONES;

EID: 10344253872     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/M02-61     Document Type: Article

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