Quaternary paleoecology of aquatic Diptera in tropical and Southern Hemisphere regions, with special reference to the Chironomidae

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 1926-1947

  Verschuren, Dirk ^a   Eggermont, Hilde ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAKES;

CHIRONOMID PALEOECOLOGY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE REGIONS; TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

FLY; FOSSIL; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPICAL REGION;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33745817472     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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