Biological attributes affect the data of description of tiger moths (Arctiidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 472-482

  Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi ^a,b   Diniz, Ivone Rezende ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body size; Brazil; Colour pattern; Conservation; Geographical range size; Probability of description

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CERRADO; COLOR MORPH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOTH; RANGE SIZE; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; ARCTIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 42149151100     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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