Can higher-level phylogenies of weevils explain their evolutionary success? A critical review

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 597-606

  Franz, Nico M ^a   Engel, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANCESTRY; ANGIOSPERM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEETLE; COEVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOST PLANT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION BALANCE; RESOLUTION; TAXONOMY;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CURCULIONOIDEA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77956715028     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: 13653113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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