Ant diversity in a peninsular malaysian mangrove forest and oil palm plantation

Asian Myrmecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-8

  Hashim, Nor Rasidah ^a   Jusoh, Wan Faridah Akmal Wan ^a   Nasir, Mohd Nassrul Safre Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ants; Mangrove forests; Oil palm; Peninsular Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 80054703275     PISSN: 19851944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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