Richness of ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) that inhabits the superficial layers of the soil in Seara, Santa Catarina;Riqueza da fauna de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) que habita as camadas superficiais do solo em seara, santa catarina

Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  da Silva, Rogério Rosa ^a   Silvestre, Rogério ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas de Esportes Coletivos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic rainforest; Brazil; Formicidae; Santa Catarina; Species richness; Subterranean fauna

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041551642     PISSN: 00311049     EISSN: 18070205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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