Combined effects of climate and biotic interactions on the elevational range of a phytophagous insect

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-155

  Merrill, Richard M ^a,d   Gutiérrez, David ^b   Lewis, Owen T ^a   Gutiérrez, Javier ^b   Díez, Sonia B ^b   Wilson, Robert J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Biotic interactions; Climate change; Phenology; Range shifts

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTITUDE; BIOTIC FACTOR; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ELEVATION; FLIGHT; HOST PLANT; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE EXPANSION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SIERRA DE GUADARRAMA; SISTEMA CENTRAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

APORIA CRATAEGI; HEXAPODA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 37349027281     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01303.x     Document Type: Article

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