Geographic variation and succession of arthropod communities in inflorescences and infructescences of Xanthosoma (Araceae)

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 650-656

  García Robledo, Carlos ^a,b   Quintero Marín, Paulina ^b,c   Mora Kepfer, Floria ^d  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Arthropod communities; Geographic variation; Phytotelmata; Xanthosoma

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; SUCCESSION;

ANDES; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARACEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; COSTA (OSTRACODE); DIEFFENBACHIA; SYNGONIUM; XANTHOSOMA; XANTHOSOMA UNDIPES;

EID: 31344460048     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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