The species description process of North and Central American Geotrupinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae)

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-308

  Trotta Moreu, Nuria ^a   Cabrero Sañudo, Francisco José ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Distribution range; Dung beetles; Geographic location; Geotrupids; Nearctic region; Species description

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPIDAE; SCARABAEOIDEA;

EID: 79751507461     PISSN: 18703453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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