Body size, rarity, and phylogenetic community structure: Insights from diving beetle assemblages of Alberta

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Vamosi, Jana C ^a   Vamosi, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Community structure; Competition; Dytiscidae; Phylogenetic diversity; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOINDICATOR; BODY SIZE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENETICS; RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; HYGROBIIDAE;

EID: 33846064618     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2006.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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