Revisiting the evolution of ecological specialization, with emphasis on insect-plant interactions

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 981-991

  Forister, M L ^a   Dyer, L A ^a   Singer, M S ^b   Stireman III, J O ^c   Lill, J T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Host range; Insect plant interactions; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENERALIST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HOST RANGE; HOST USE; NICHE BREADTH; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPECIALIST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HERBIVORY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; HERBIVORY; INSECTS; OVIPOSITION; PLANTS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84860680496     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0650.1     Document Type: Article

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