Origin and diversification of dung beetles in Madagascar

Insects

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-127

  Miraldo, Andreia ^a   Wirta, Helena ^a   Hanski, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Dung beetles; Madagascar; Phylogeography; Radiation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

APHODIINAE; BOS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 84863112417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/insects2020112     Document Type: Review

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