Spatial and temporal variation of mountain dung beetle assemblages and their relationships with environmental factors (Aphodiinae: Geotrupinae: Scarabaeinae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-69

  Jay Robert, Pierre ^a   Lumaret, Jean Pierre ^a   Lebreton, Jean Dominique ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Assemblages; Dung beetles; Southern alps; Spatial and temporal segregation

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIALIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

APHODIINAE; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 39049152410     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[58:SATVOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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