Species richness of phytophagous beetles in the tropical tree Brosimum utile (Moraceae): The effects of sampling strategy and the problem of tourists

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-88

  Odegaard F ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brosimum utile; Habitat types; Host specificity; Panama; Phytophagous beetles; Sample size; Species richness; Tourists; Tropical forests; Vertical stratification

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HERBIVORE; HOST SPECIFICITY; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

BROSIMUM; BROSIMUM UTILE; COLEOPTERA; MORACEAE;

EID: 1342268907     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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