Evolutionary dynamics of host-plant specialization: A case study of the tribe nymphalini

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 783-796

  Janz, Niklas ^a   Nyblom, Klas ^a   Nylin, Sören ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colonization; Generalist; Host shift; Host plant range; Polyphagy; Specialist; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HOST RANGE; HOST SPECIFICITY; SPECIALIZATION;

NYMPHALINI; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 0035015240     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00814.x     Document Type: Article

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