The latitudinal gradient of species diversity among North American grasshoppers (Acrididae) within a single habitat: A test of the spatial heterogeneity hypothesis

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 553-560

  Daviddowitz, Goggy ^a   Rosenzweig, Michael L ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Grasshopper; Latitudinal diversity gradient; Spatial heterogeneity hypothesis; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

GRASSHOPPER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACRIDIDAE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0031751129     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.2530553.x     Document Type: Article

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