Jewel scarabs (Chrysina sp.) in Honduras: Key species for cloud for-est conservation monitoring?

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jocque, M ^a,b,c   Vanhove, M P M ^a,d   Creedy, T J ^b,e   Burdekin, O ^b   Nunez Mino J M ^b,e   Casteels, J ^a,d  

^a Biodiversity Inventory for Nature Conservation   (Belgium)

^b Hope House   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Checklist; Conservation; Elevation; Jewel scarab

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; GABAZA; RUTELINAE; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEUS;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HONDURAS; MALE; ARTICLE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HONDURAS; MALE;

EID: 84879204082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.013.2101     Document Type: Article

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