Hypogaeic pitfall traps: Methodological advances and remarks to improve the sampling of a hidden ant fauna

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-266

  Schmidt, F A ^a   Solar, R R C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collecting techniques; Formicidae; Hypogaeic ants

Indexed keywords

ANT; MICROHABITAT; PITFALL TRAP; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SAMPLING; SOIL HORIZON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 77953873773     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0078-1     Document Type: Article

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