Comment on "Why are there so many species of herbivorous insects in tropical rainforests?"

被引：5

作者：

Norton, David A.

Didham, Raphael K.

机构：

[1] Univ Canterbury, Sch Biol Sci, Christchurch 1, New Zealand

[2] Univ Canterbury, Sch Forestry, Christchurch 1, New Zealand

来源：

SCIENCE | 2007年 / 315卷 / 5819期

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10.1126/science.1137249

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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Novotny et al. (Reports, 25 August 2006, p. 1115) argued that higher herbivore diversity in tropical forests results from greater phylogenetic diversity of host plants, not from higher host specificity. However, if host specificity is related to host abundance, differences in relative host abundance between tropical and temperate regions may limit any general conclusion that herbivore diversity scales directly with host-plant diversity.

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