Cushion plants as microclimatic shelters for two ladybird beetles species in alpine zone of central Chile

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 224-227

  Molina Montenegro, Marco A ^a   Badano, Ernesto I ^a   Cavieres, Lohengrin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEETLE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

AZORELLA MONANTHA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ERIOPIS CONNEXA; HIPPODAMIA VARIEGATA; INSECTA; LARETIA ACAULIS;

EID: 33646950511     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[224:CPAMSF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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