Species richness on trees: A comparison of parasitic fungi and insects

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 941-952

  Brändle, Martin ^a   Brandl, Roland ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insects; Parasitic fungi; Species richness; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 2542418469     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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