Flightless insects: A test case for historical relationships of African mountains

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-250

  Brühl, Carsten A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Flightless insects; Montane vegetation; Pleistocene; Pluvial theory; Refuge

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PASSERIFORMES; POACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030818416     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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