Comparison of African and North American velvet ant mimicry complexes: Another example of Africa as the 'odd man out'.
Africa has the most tropical and subtropical land of any continent, yet has relatively low species richness in several taxa. This depauperate nature of the African tropical fauna and flora has led some to call Africa the "odd man out." One exception to this pattern is velvet ants (Hymenopt...
Main Authors: | Joseph S Wilson, Aaron D Pan, Erica S Limb, Kevin A Williams |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5752001?pdf=render |
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