The environmental basis of North American species richness patterns among Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 617-628

  Kerr, Jeremy T ^a   Packer, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epicauta; Latitudinal gradients; Macroecology; Potential evapotranspiration; Species richness energy hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; EPICAUTA; MELOIDAE;

EID: 0033060953     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008846131749     Document Type: Article

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