Local stochastics and ecoclimatic situation shape phytophagous chafer assemblage composition

Abstract Very little is known about factors determining the assemblage structure of megadiverse polyphagous‐herbivore scarab chafers in the tropics (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Here, we examined the composition of Sri Lankan chafer assemblages and investigated whether it is influenced more by the gen...

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Main Authors: U. G. Sasanka L. Ranasinghe, Jonas Eberle, Suresh P. Benjamin, Dirk Ahrens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10091