Species richness in natural and disturbed habitats: Asteraceae and flower-head insects (Tephritidae: Diptera)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-171

  Diniz, Soraia ^a   Prado, Paulo I ^b   Lewinsohn, Thomas M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus stand; Landscape; Pasture; Savanna

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; DIPTERA; EUCALYPTUS; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 77953495969     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2010000200004     Document Type: Article

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