Summary
Trapping of three species of diplopods, viz. Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach), Tachypodoiulus niger (Leach) and Polydesmus angustus Latzel with pitfall traps in areas with known densities follows a definite mathematical relationship. The number of each species trapped is density dependent upto a lavel: beyond that the increased density levels are not proportionately reflected in the catches. Ecological and mathematical implications of the observations are discussed.
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Banerjee, B. A mathematical model on sampling diplopods using pitfall traps. Oecologia 4, 102–105 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00390617
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00390617