The importance of beta diversity in local gall-inducing arthropod distribution

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-370

  Medianero, Enrique ^a   Ibáñez, Alicia ^b   Nieves Aldrey, José L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coiba island; Geographic distribution; Panama; Plant community

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955337496     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2010000300009     Document Type: Article

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