Evolutionary drivers of temporal and spatial host use patterns in restio leafhoppers Cephalelini (Cicadellidae)

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Author	Augustyn, Willem J.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) has exceptionally high plant diversity, but because there are so few studies on insect diversity and diet breadth, little is known about the relationship between plant and insect diversity. One possibility is that plant and insect diversity in the CFR are linked through host specialisation. Alternatively, the nutrientpoor soils of the CFR may favour generalist feeding strategies with insects tracking the favourable phenophases of a variety of host plants. I studied Cephalelus, a genus of leafhoppers apparently specialised on the Restionaceae, a diverse and dominant Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za
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