Ants as indicators in Brazil: A review with suggestions to improve the use of ants in environmental monitoring programs

Psyche (London)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ribas, Carla R ^a   Campos, Renata B F ^b   Schmidt, Fernando A ^c   Solar, Ricardo R C ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b Institute of Education of Divinópolis Educational Foundation of Divinpolis   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

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EID: 84856951884     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/636749     Document Type: Review

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