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The Biogeography of Indian Butterflies

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Ecology and Biogeography in India

Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae ((MOBI,volume 23))

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In HOLLOWAY (1969) a new application of cluster analysis was described for the study of the geographical distribution of taxa. The method enabled the derivation of faunal centres by classifying genera numerically, both according to their geographical distribution and according to where their component species were concentrated. This method was exemplified by analysis of a sample of the butterfly genera to be found in India. The results were related to what is known of the continental drift of the part of India, south of the Plain of the Ganges. This survey will be reviewed here and the discussion of the results will be expanded. An analysis of the distribution of Indian butterfly species (mainly from the genera used in the survey of centres) is also presented, using the faunal element method described in HOLLOWAY & JARDINE (1968). The distribution of species from the various generic centres amongst these elements and the ecological preferences of the species in each element will be described and discussed.

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    M. S. Mani M.A., D.Sc. (Emeritus Professor of Entomology) (Emeritus Professor of Entomology)

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Holloway, J.D. (1974). The Biogeography of Indian Butterflies. In: Mani, M.S. (eds) Ecology and Biogeography in India. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2331-3_15

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