Odonata biodiversity of the argentine chaco biome

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-25

  von Ellenrieder, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chaco; Diversity; Dragonfly; Odonata; South America; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA;

EID: 77952251556     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2010.9748357     Document Type: Article

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