Biogeographical implications in species richness, biological diversity, and evolution of gall-inducing insects of the Orient and the eastern Palearctic

Oriental Insects

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-25

  Raman, Anantanarayanan ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anacardiaceae; Biogeography; Cecidomyiidae; Distribution; Eastern Palearctic; Gall hosting plants; Gall inducing insects; Indian subcontinent; Mangifera indica; Orient; Radiation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FAGACEAE; FILICOPSIDA; HEXAPODA; LAURACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MARATTIALES; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 35548932814     PISSN: 00305316     EISSN: 21578745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2007.10417496     Document Type: Article

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