Relationship between tree size and insect assemblages associated with Anadenanthera macrocarpa

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 442-450

  Campos, Ricardo I ^a   Vasconcelos, Heraldo L ^a   Ribeiro, Sérvio P ^b   Neves, Frederico S ^c   Soares, Janaina P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANADENANTHERA MACROCARPA; FABACEAE; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 33745103643     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04520.x     Document Type: Article

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