A predictive distribution map for the giant tropical ant, Paraponera clavata

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-10

  Murphy, Christina M ^a   Breed, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; PARAPONERA CLAVATA; PARAPONERINAE;

EID: 33846828570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.0801     Document Type: Article

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