Does a shift in host plants trigger speciation in the Alpine leaf beetle <it>Oreina speciosissima </it>(Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Within the Coleoptera, the largest order in the animal kingdom, the exclusively herbivorous Chrysomelidae are recognized as one of the most species rich beetle families. The evolutionary processes that have fueled radiation into the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/310 |