Taxonomic composition of Coleoptera, Hemiptera (Heteroptera and Coleorrhyncha) and Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) at five different altitudes in Lamington National Park (Queensland, Australia)

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 359-374

  Ødegaard, Frode ^a   Diserud, Ola H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hemiptera; Hymenoptera; IBISCA

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; INSECT; RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; UNDERSTORY;

AUSTRALIA; LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK; QUEENSLAND;

COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MUTILLIDAE; PELORIDIOMORPHA;

EID: 84859992089     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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