The aggregation of Chauliognathus species (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) and its possible role for coexistence and mimicry
The relative population sizes of a species complex of Chauliognathus are reported, as well as their spatial distribution associated with different patches of food plants. Field work was done at Fazenda Santa Isabel, municipality of Guaíba, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The results suggest that...
Main Authors: | Vilmar Machado, Aldo Mellender de Araújo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul
2001-01-01
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Series: | Iheringia: Série Zoologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212001000200002 |
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