Dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) communities of Eastern Maryland

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-151

  Price, Dana L ^a   Brenneman, Lauren M ^a   Johnston, Ryan E ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioinventory; Nassawango Creek Preserve; Pocomoke State Forest; seasonal abundance; species diversity; United States

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPIDAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 84857883226     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.114.1.142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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