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The Evolution of Interactions and Diversity in Plant-Insect Systems: The Urophora-Eurytoma Food Web in Galls on Palearctic Cardueae

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During the past decade, community ecology has produced a wealth of information on the patterns of functional groups of animals and plants. There is a general consensus that functional groups such as guilds, plantherbivore systems, or other food webs are an important aspect in the study of biodiversity. However, our understanding of the driving forces in the evolution of functional groups is still fragmentary and the discussion therefore often controversial (e.g., Strong et al. 1984, Kikkawa and Anderson 1986, Diamond and Case 1986, or Gee and Giller 1987).

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Zwölfer, H., Arnold-Rinehart, J. (1994). The Evolution of Interactions and Diversity in Plant-Insect Systems: The Urophora-Eurytoma Food Web in Galls on Palearctic Cardueae. In: Schulze, ED., Mooney, H.A. (eds) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function. Praktische Zahnmedizin Odonto-Stomatologie Pratique Practical Dental Medicine, vol 99. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58001-7_10

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