Diversity and phylogenetic community structure of ants along a Costa Rican elevational gradient

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 720-731

  Smith, M Alex ^a   Hallwachs, Winnie ^b   Janzen, Daniel H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84905247142     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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