Faunal composition of geometrid moths changes with altitude in an Andean montane rain forest

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-440

  Brehm, Gunnar ^a   Fiedler, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity indicators; Elevational gradient; Ennominae; Geometridae; Host plant specialists; Indicator taxa; Larentiinae; Latitudinal gradient; Taxon ratios

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MONTANE FOREST; MOTH; RAINFOREST; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ECUADOR; ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE PROVINCE;

ENNOMINAE; EOIS; EUPITHECIA; GEOMETRIDAE; GEOMETRINAE; LARENTIINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; STERRHINAE;

EID: 0037357452     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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