Butterfly diversity in relation to a human-impact gradient on an Indian university campus

Nota Lepidopterologica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 179-188

  Tiple, Ashish D ^a   Khurad, Arun M ^a   Dennis, Roger L H ^b,c,d  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Staffordshire University ^*

^d STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HESPERIIDAE; LYCAENIDAE; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 34249777525     PISSN: 03427536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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