Analyzing insect community structure through the application of taxonomic distinctness measures

Zoological Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 298-314

  Banos Picón, Laura ^a   Asís, Josep D ^a   Gayubo, Severiano F ^a   Tormos, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Malaise traps; Sampling methods; Spheciform wasps; Taxonomic distinctness; Wasp community

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 72549100738     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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