Explaining the latitudinal gradient anomaly in ichneumonid species richness: Evidence from butterflies

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-399

  Sime, Karen R ^a   Brower, Andrew V Z ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chemical defence; Diversity; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Parasitoid; Resource fragmentation; Temperate tropical comparison; Tri trophic interaction

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HOST-PARASITOID RELATIONSHIP; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PARASITOID WASP; SPECIES RICHNESS;

HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0031806859     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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