Ant diversity sampling on the southern Cumberland Plateau: A comparison of litter sifting and pitfall trapping

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-126

  Martelli, Matthew G ^a   Ward, Mercedes M ^a,b   Fraser, Ann M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS; CARYA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 24344485999     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0113:ADSOTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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