Phylogenetic and geographic variation in host breadth and composition by herbivorous amphipods in the family ampithoidae

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-38

  Poore, Alistair G B ^a   Hill, Nicole A ^a   Sotka, Erik E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Herbivory; Macroalgae; Plant animal interactions; Specialization

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HERBIVORE; HOST RANGE; HOST USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MACROALGA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEAGRASS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SPECIALIZATION; TOLERANCE;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; AMPITHOE; AMPITHOIDAE; ANIMALIA; CYMADUSA; DICTYOTALES; EXAMPITHOE; HEXAPODA; PERAMPHITHOE;

EID: 37749051223     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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