Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity in agricultural ecosystems at Mezquital Valley, Hidalgo, Mexico

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Hernandez Ruiz P ^a   Castano Meneses G ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ant communities; Biodiversity; Irrigation; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MONOMORIUM; ODONTOMACHUS; PHEIDOLE; TAPINOMA;

EID: 33845216478     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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