Chironomidae (Diptera) in Dominican amber as indicators for ecosystem stability in the Caribbean

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 241, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 410-416

  Grund, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Climate change; Diptera; Dominican amber; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMBER; FLY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; PALEOECOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; STENOCHIRONOMUS; XESTOCHIRONOMUS;

EID: 33750467623     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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