Diversity and composition of dung beetle (scarabaeinae) assemblages in a heterogeneous andean landscape

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-136

  Escobar, Federico ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colombian Andes; Conservation; Diversity; Dung beetle; Scarabaeinae; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 4544245518     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2004.10531202     Document Type: Article

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