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Seasonal population fluctuation and spatial distribution of Orthoptera in two grassland areas of Attica - Greece

  • 1. Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Greece; & Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece;
  • 2. Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece;
  • 3. Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece;
  • 4. Environmental Services Department, Corporate Services Unit, Athens International Airport, Spata, Greece

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Antonatos, Spyridon, Emmanouel, Nikolaos, Fantinou, Argyro, Tsagkarakis, Antonios, Anagnostopoulos, Anastasios, Ntampakis, Dionysios (2013): Seasonal population fluctuation and spatial distribution of Orthoptera in two grassland areas of Attica - Greece. Journal of Natural History 48 (11-12): 661-674, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.839844, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2013.839844

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