Ecological patterns strongly impact the biogeography of western Palaearctic longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycoidea)

• Published in: Organisms diversity & evolution Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 163 - 180
• Main Authors: Vitali, Francesco, Schmitt, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Beetles; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biomedical and Life Sciences; broadleaved trees; Climatic conditions; climatic factors; cluster analysis; Coleoptera; Coniferous trees; conifers; Crete; Developmental Biology; Dispersal; Dispersion; Ecological monitoring; Endemism; Evolutionary Biology; fauna; Feeders; Filters; Glacier retreat; Glaciers; Host plants; indigenous species; Life Sciences; Mediterranean region; Mountains; Northern European region; Original Article; Palearctic region; Place names; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Plants (botany); principal component analysis; Range extension; refuge habitats; Refugia; species diversity; Species richness; Straits; Trees; Western European region; Crete; Europe; Northern European region; Mediterranean region; Western European region; Ecological features; Species diversity; Postglacial colonisation; Island biogeography; Biogeographic filters; Glacial refugia

We aim to unravel the biogeographic structuring of western Palaearctic longhorn beetles with focus on the location of different refugia, barriers to dispersal and postglacial range expansions with their particular filters. The interaction of different ecological features with these structures is ana...