Diversity patterns in termite communities: Species-area relationship, alpha and beta diversity (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 925-936

  Galbiati, Carla ^a   DeSouza, Og ^b   Schoereder, José H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Biologia Animal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Isoptera; Local diversity; Regional diversity; Remnant area; Termite species richness

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 18944367062     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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