Climatic and geometric constraints as driving factors of butterfly species richness along a Neotropical elevational gradient

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1169-1180

  Molina Martínez, Arcángel ^a   León Cortés, Jorge Leonel ^a   Regan, Helen M ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Climatic variables; Diversity; Lepidoptera; Mid domain effects; Oaxaca

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HUMIDITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 84888843854     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-013-9598-0     Document Type: Article

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