Estimating the diversity of arboreal oonopid spider assemblages (Araneae, Oonopidae) at Afrotropical sites

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 322-330

  Fannes, Wouter ^a   De Bakker, Domir ^a   Loosveldt, Katrijn ^a   Jocqué, Rudy ^a  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecology; Goblin spiders; Planetary Biodiversity Inventory; Rarefaction; Tree crowns

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; OONOPIDAE; ORCHESTINA;

EID: 56649105065     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/CT07-128.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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