A unified framework for diversity gradients: The adaptive trait continuum

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-18

  Carnicer, Jofre ^a,b   Stefanescu, Constantí ^a,c   Vila, Roger ^d   Dincǎ, Vlad ^d   Font, Xavier ^e   Peñuelas, Josep ^a  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b Centre for Life Sciences   (Netherlands)

^c Museu de Granollers Ciències Naturals C Francesc Macià   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptive functional trait; Butterflies; Diet breadth; Dispersal; Diversification; FST; Generalist specialist; Phenology; Species richness gradients; Thermal biology

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DIET; DISPERSAL; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84870952833     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2012.00762.x     Document Type: Article

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