Latitudinal gradients in the species richness of Australian termites (Isoptera)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-476

  Abensperg Traun, Max ^a   Steven, Dion ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amitermes spp.; Continental gradients; Mediterranean; Termitidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444369799     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00698.x     Document Type: Article

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