Arthropods associated with the crown of Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) palm trees in three different environments from Brazilian Cerrado

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 302-312

  Gurgel Gonçalves, Rodrigo ^a,b   Palma, Alexandre R T ^a   Motta, Paulo C ^b   Bar, Maria E ^c   Cuba, Cesar A C ^b  

^a Lab Zoologia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; Buriti; Cerrado; Community structure; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARECACEAE; ARTHROPODA; AVES; BLABERIDAE; BLATTARIA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; ENTOMOBRYIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; MAMMALIA; MAURITIA FLEXUOSA; ONISCIDAE; REDUVIIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 33746871884     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2006000300003     Document Type: Article

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