The phytotelmata and foliage macrofauna assemblages of a bromeliad species in different habitats and seasons

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-102

  Montero, Guillermo ^a   Feruglio, César ^b   Bar Beris, Ignacio M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Superior Particular Incorporado No 9028   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo

Author keywords

Aechmea distichantha; Bromeliaceae; Chaco; Phenotypic plasticity; Phytotelmata; Understorey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952175181     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2009.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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