Phylogenetic analysis of the latitude-niche breadth hypothesis in the butterfly subfamily Nymphalinae

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 768-774

  Slove, Jessica ^a   Janz, Niklas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diversification; Generalisation; Host range; Latitude; Polyphagy; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; DIET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HOST RANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LATITUDE; NICHE; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE SIZE; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NYMPHALINAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 78349246249     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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