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Host specificity of Lepidoptera in tropical and temperate forests

2007497 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Lee A. Dyer · Tulane University

Michael S. Singer · Wesleyan University

John T. Lill · George Washington University

John O. Stireman · Wright State University

Grant Gentry · Tulane University

Robert J. Marquis · University of Missouri–St. Louis

Robert E. Ricklefs ·

Topics & Keywords

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Plant and animal studies Forest Insect Ecology and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 448, Issue 7154, pp. 696-699

DOI: 10.1038/nature05884

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 13.59

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University of Missouri–St. Louis

Harold F. Greeney · College for Creative Studies

David L. Wagner · University of Connecticut

H. C. Morais · Universidade de Brasília

Ivone R. Diniz · Universidade de Brasília

Thomas A. Kursar · Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Phyllis D. Coley · University of Utah