Species richness: does flower power explain beetle-mania?

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(07)00527-1

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Species richness: does flower power explain beetle-mania?

Current biology : CB - 19 Nov 1998

Barraclough T G, Barclay M V, Vogler A P

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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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Animals
Biological Evolution
Coleoptera
Diet
Genetic Variation

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