Distribution of tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) along a two-sided altitudinal transect

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1600-1607

  Hackenberger, Branimir K ^a   Jari, Davorka ^a   Krmar, Stjepan ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Canonical correlation analysis; Canopy trap; Distributional pattern; Elevational distribution; Transect

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE INDEX; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CANOPY; CORRELATION; FLY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSECT;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CROATIA; FLY;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CROATIA; DIPTERA;

DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; TABANIDAE; TABANUS ATRATUS;

EID: 71749101848     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0611     Document Type: Article

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