Thorsten Aßmann
Prof. Dr.
- Biology
- Ecosystems Research
Research areas
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Repeated sampling detects gene flow in a flightless ground beetle in a fragmented landscape
Drees, C., Hüfner, S., Matern, A., Nève, G. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Hereditas. 148, 1, p. 36-45 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Belowground carabid beetle diversity in the western Palaearctic: Effects of history and climate on range-restricted taxa (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 461-474 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Historical ecology meets conservation and evolutionary genetics: a secondary contact zone between Carabus violaceus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) populations inhabiting ancient and recent woodlands in north-western Germany
Matern, A., Drees, C., Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G. & Aßmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 545-563 19 p., 1546.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Poleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Drees, C., Brandmayr, P., Buse, J., Dieker, P., Gürlich, S., Habel, J. C., Harry, I., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Pizzolotto, R., Quante, M., Schäfer, K., Schuldt, A., Taboada Palomares, A. & Aßmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 333-352 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Zinnoberrote Röhrenspinne Eresus cinnaberinus im Raum Lüneburger Heide – alte Funde und neue Nachweise
Aßmann, T. & Krause, R-H., 2009, In: Jahrbuch des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851. 44, p. 71-76 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Saproxylic beetles: Their role and diversity in European woodland ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles
Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Sofia/Moscow: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 236 p. (Pensoft Series Faunistica; vol. 89)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Saproxylic beetles in the Gartow region of Lower Saxony, a hotspot of invertebrate diversity in north-western Germany
Buse, J., Gürlich, S. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Saproxylic Beetles : Their role and diversity in European woodland and tree habitats; Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles. Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 77-103 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Relict species research: Some concluding remarks
Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 441-442 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Population genetics and ecological niche modelling reveal high fragmentation and potential future extinction of the endangered relict butterfly Lycaena helle
Habel, J. C., Augenstein, B., Meyer, M., Nève, G., Rödder, D. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 417-439 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Review: Refugial areas and postglacial colonisations in the Western Palaearctic
Habel, J. C., Drees, C., Aßmann, T. & Schmitt, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Assmann, T. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 189-197 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology
Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (ed.), 2010, Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer. 449 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages
Aßmann, T., Casale, A., Drees, C., Habel, J. C., Schuldt, A. & Matern, A., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 91-103 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest
Bruelheide, H., Böhnke, M., Both, S., Fang, T., Aßmann, T., Baruffol, M., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Chen, X-Y., Ding, B-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Guo, D., Guo, L-D., Härdtle, W., He, J-S., Hector, A., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Shi, X., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Trogisch, S., Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wu, Y-T., Yang, X., Zeng, X., Zhang, S., Zhou, H., Ma, K. & Schmid, B., 02.2011, In: Ecological Monographs. 81, 1, p. 25-41 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic erosion in a stenotopic heathland ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae): a matter of habitat size ?
Drees, C., Vries, H., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Persigehl, M. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 1, p. 105-117 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predator assemblage structure and temporal variability of species richness and abundance in forests of high tree diversity
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 11.2012, In: Biotropica. 44, 6, p. 793-800 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S. G., Palm, W-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 7, p. 732-739 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Two high-mountain burnet moth species (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) react differently to the global change drivers climate and land-use
Dieker, P., Drees, C. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 12, p. 2810–2818 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Broad-scale geographic patterns in body size and hind wing development of western Palaearctic carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Homburg, K., Schuldt, A., Drees, C. & Aßmann, T., 02.2013, In: Ecography. 36, 2, p. 166-177 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Patterns and hotspots of carabid beetle diversity in the Palaearctic – insights from a hyperdiverse invertebrate taxon
Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots: distribution and protection of conservation priority areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 175-188 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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A suite of multiplexed microsatellite loci for the ground beetle Abax parallelepipedus (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Marcus, T., Assmann, T., Durka, W. & Drees, C., 12.2013, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 5, 4, p. 1151-1156 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants drive herbivory in a highly diverse forest
Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Michalski, S. G. & Purschke, O., 05.2014, In: New Phytologist. 202, 3, p. 864-873 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stenotypy and eurytopy - Distribution models as a tool for estimating niche overlap in two spider species, Trochosa terricola and Eresus kollari (Araneae: Lycosidae/Eresidae).
Krause, RH., von Wehrden, H., Härdtle, W., Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 25.06.2013, In: Entomologia Generalis. 34, 3, p. 169-180 12 p., 34.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Designing forest biodiversity experiments: General considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China
Bruelheide, H., Nadrowski, K., Aßmann, T., Bauhus, J., Both, S., Buscot, F., Chen, X-Y., Ding, B-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Gutknecht, J., Guo, D., Guo, L-D., Härdtle, W., He, J-S., Klein, A-M., Kühn, P., Liang, Y., Liu, X., Michalski, S. G., Niklaus, P. A., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Seidler, G., Trogisch, S., Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Yang, X., Yu, M., Zhang, S., Zhou, H., Fischer, M., Ma, K. & Schmid, B., 01.2014, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 5, 1, p. 74-89 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating Life Stages into Ecological Niche Models: A Case Study on Tiger Beetles
Taboada Palomares, A., von Wehrden, H. & Assmann, T., 23.07.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 7, 13 p., e70038.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity promotes functional dissimilarity and maintains functional richness despite species loss in predator assemblages
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Michalski, S. G., Purschke, O. & Aßmann, T., 02.2014, In: Oecologia. 174, 2, p. 533-543 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climatic responses of tree-ring width and δ13C signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water supply
Härdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Aulinger, A., Fichtner, A., Lang, A. C., Leuschner, C., Neuwirth, B., Pfister, L., Quante, M., Ries, C., Schuldt, A. & Oheimb, G., 01.09.2013, In: Plant Ecology. 214, 9, p. 1147-1156 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term trends in tree-ring width and isotope signatures (δ13C, δ15N) of Fagus sylvatica L. on soils with contrasting water supply
Härdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Baiboks, S., Fichtner, A., Friedrich, U., Lang, A. C., Neuwirth, B., Pfister, L., Ries, C., Schuldt, A., Simon, N. & Oheimb, G., 12.2013, In: Ecosystems. 16, 8, p. 1413-1428 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Carabids.org – a dynamic online database of ground beetle species traits (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Homburg, K., Homburg, N., Schäfer, F., Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 05.2014, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 7, 3, p. 195-205 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wood-inhabiting beetles (Coleoptera) associated with oaks in a global biodiversity hotspot: A case study and checklist for Israel
Buse, J., Assmann, T., Friedman, A. L. L., Rittner, O. & Pavlícek, T., 11.2013, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6, 6, p. 687-703 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Low genetic diversity of a high mountain burnet moth species in the Pyrenees
Dieker, P., Drees, C., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 02.2013, In: Conservation Genetics. 14, 1, p. 231-236 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A new method for collecting agile tiger beetles by live pitfall trapping
Taboada Palomares, A., Pérez-Aguirre, C. & Aßmann, T., 10.2012, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 145, 1, p. 82-87 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multiple Glacial Refugia of the Low-Dispersal Ground Beetle Carabus irregularis: Molecular Data Support Predictions of Species Distribution Models
Homburg, K., Drees, C., Gossner, M. M., Rakosy, L., Vrezec, A. & Aßmann, T., 04.04.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 4, 12 p., e61185.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Allele elimination recalculated: nested subset analyses for molecular biogeographical data
Habel, J. C., Ulrich, W. & Aßmann, T., 04.2013, In: Journal of Biogeography. 40, 4, p. 769-777 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scale-dependent diversity patterns affect spider assemblages of two contrasting forest ecosystems
Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Schaefer, M., 05.2013, In: Acta Oecologica. 49, p. 17-22 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The ground beetle tribe Trechini in Israel and adjacent regions
Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Friedmann, A-L-L., Härdtle, W., Levanovy, T., Renan, I., Seyfferth, A. & Wrase, D. W., 08.2012, In: Spixiana - Zeitschrift für Zoologie. 35, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Ant community structure during forest succession in a subtropical forest in South-East China
Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T., Bruelheide, H. & Klein, A-M., 01.11.2014, In: Acta Oecologica. 61, p. 32-40 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionarily significant units in a flightless ground beetle show different climate niches and high extinction risk due to climate change
Homburg, K., Brandt, P., Drees, C. & Assmann, T., 31.10.2014, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 18, 5, p. 781-790 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Historisch alte Waldstandorte: Bedeutung und Wert von Lebensraumkontinuität für Tiere
Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Dieker, P., Drees, C., Eggers, B., Harry, I., Homburg, K., Krause, R-H., Matern, A., Schuldt, A. & Taboada Palomares, A., 2013, Natura 2000 im Wald: Lebensraumtypen, Erhaltungszustand, Management ; Referate und Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Fachtagung des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz. Lehrke, S. (ed.). Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, p. 65-82 (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; no. 131).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Woody plant phylogenetic diversity mediates bottom-up control of arthropod biomass in species-rich forests
Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Bruelheide, H., Chen, S., Chi, X., Wall, M. & Aßmann, T., 09.2014, In: Oecologia. 176, 1, p. 171-182 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity promotes predator but not omnivore ants in a subtropical Chinese forest
Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Klein, A-M., 10.2014, In: Ecological Entomology. 39, 5, p. 637-647 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ökosystem und Biodiversität
Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Härdtle, W., Klein, A-M., Schuldt, A. & Oheimb, G., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 147-174 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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The ground beetle supertribe zuphiitae in the southern levant: (Coleoptera, carabidae)
Austin, K., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Felix, R. F. F. L., Friedman, A. L. L., Khoury, F., Renan, I., Schmidt, C., Wrase, D. W., Aßmann, T., Marcus, T. & Boutaud, E., 01.12.2015, In: Spixiana. 38, 2, p. 237-262 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Living in Heterogeneous Woodlands - Are Habitat Continuity or Quality Drivers of Genetic Variability in a Flightless Ground Beetle?
Marcus, T., Boch, S., Durka, W., Fischer, M., Gossner, M. M., Müller, J., Schöning, I., Weisser, W. W., Drees, C. & Assmann, T., 07.12.2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 12, 18 p., e0144217.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Response of saproxylic beetles to small-scale habitat connectivity depends on trophic levels
Buse, J., Entling, M. H., Ranius, T. & Assmann, T., 01.06.2016, In: Landscape Ecology. 31, 5, p. 939-949 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multitrophic diversity in a biodiverse forest is highly nonlinear across spatial scales
Schuldt, A., Wubet, T., Buscot, F., Staab, M., Aßmann, T., Böhnke-Kammerlander, M., Both, S., Erfmeier, A., Klein, A-M., Ma, K., Pietsch, K., Schultze, S., Wirth, C., Zhang, J., Zumstein, P. & Bruelheide, H., 10.12.2015, In: Nature Communications. 6, 8 p., 10169.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Early positive effects of tree species richness on herbivory in a large-scale forest biodiversity experiment influence tree growth
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., Li, Y., Ma, K., Oheimb, G. & Zhang, J., 01.05.2015, In: Journal of Ecology. 103, 3, p. 563-571 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The influence of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna on initial soil erosion in subtropical forests
Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Zumstein, P., Aßmann, T., Kühn, P., Niklaus, P. A., Schuldt, A. & Scholten, T., 15.09.2015, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 40, 11, p. 1439-1447 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Molecular analyses and species distribution models indicate cryptic northern mountain refugia for a forestdwelling ground beetle
Drees, C., Husemann, M., Homburg, K., Brandt, P., Dieker, P., Habel, J. C., von Wehrden, H., Zumstein, P. & Assmann, T., 01.11.2016, In: Journal of Biogeography. 43, 11, p. 2223-2236 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impact of prescribed burning on a heathland inhabiting spider community
Krause, R. H. & Assmann, T., 01.04.2016, In: Arachnologische Mitteilungen. 2016, 51, p. 57-63 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Sphodrina of the southern Levant (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Sphodrini)
Casale, A. & Assmann, T., 30.06.2017, In: Fragmenta Entomologica. 49, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review