Beetle communities associated with the tree fern Dicksonia antarctica Labill. in Tasmania

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 154-165

  Fountain Jones, Nicholas M ^a   Mcquillan, Peter B ^a   Grove, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Forest fauna; Host plant association; Tree fern

Indexed keywords

ANTHRIBIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONOIDEA; DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA; FILICOPHYTA; LEIODIDAE; PTILIIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 84866330136     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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