Diversity of Carabidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) in epiphytic bromeliaceae in central Veracruz, Mexico

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 560-568

  De Oca, E Montes ^a,b   Ball, G E ^b   Spence, J R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altitude; Bromeliads; Carabids; Diversity; Mexico

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANGIOSPERM; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; EPIPHYTE; FAUNA; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL FOREST;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BROMELIACEAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; TREE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BROMELIACEAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MEXICO; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TREES;

COFRE DE PEROTE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ;

BROMELIACEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; LEBIINI; PLATYNINI;

EID: 34250784699     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[560:DOCICI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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