The relationship between geographic range size and life history traits: Is biogeographic history uncovered? A test using the Iberian butterflies

Ecography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 392-401

  Garcia Barros, Enrique ^a   Benito, Helena Romo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; BODY SIZE; BUTTERFLY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NICHE BREADTH; PHYLOGENETICS; RANGE SIZE; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 78651230549     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06269.x     Document Type: Article

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