Pilot study of population density and biodiversity index of Mantodea fauna in El-Fayoum governorate- Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Sciences, Ain Shams University

Abstract

The
present work was carried out to make a pilot study of mantis population using
mark release recapture technique in El-Fayoum governorate through the year of
2008 to estimate the population density and the biodiversity of some mantis fauna.
This study form a nucleus of more extensive studies on mantis ecology which is
still not clear and shed the light on the nature of mantis population and some
problems facing this beautiful insect in Egypt.

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