Sampling scarab beetles in tropical forests: The effect of light source and night sampling periods

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  García López, Alejandra ^a   Micó, Estefana ^a   Zumbado, Manuel A ^b   Galante, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE BIODIVERSIDAD   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

cool white light trap; Costa Rica; Dynastinae; Melolonthinae; mercury vapour light trap; Rutelinae; trap efficacy; ultraviolet light trap

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DYNASTINAE; HEXAPODA; MELOLONTHINAE; RUTELINAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTA RICA; ECOLOGY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIODIVERSITY; COSTA RICA; ECOLOGY; LIGHT; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84855302864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.011.9501     Document Type: Article

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