Species richness: Does flower power explain beetle-mania?

Species richness: Does flower power explain beetle-mania?

The huge species richness of beetles has been attributed to their colonisation of flowering plants, but a vegetarian diet may not be the sole secret of the beetles' success.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 1998-11, Vol.8 (23), p.R843-R845
Hauptverfasser: Barraclough, Timothy G, Barclay, Maxwell V.L, Vogler, Alfried P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Biological Evolution
Coleoptera - physiology
Diet
Genetic Variation
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Zusammenfassung:The huge species richness of beetles has been attributed to their colonisation of flowering plants, but a vegetarian diet may not be the sole secret of the beetles' success.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00527-1