Biogeography of Thyatiridae, Noctuidae based on taxonomic revisions
Informations
- Funding country
Hungary- Acronym
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- URL
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- Start date
- 4/1/2004
- End date
- 12/31/2006
- Budget
- 13,813 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thematic Programme | Grant | 4/1/2004 | 12/31/2006 | 13,813 EUR |
Abstract
Our survey is a biogeographical synthesis based on taxonomic revisions. The key moments in the climatic adaptations of the Himalayan Noctuidae and Thyatiridae fauna were: the adaptation to the decreasing humidity of the winter period combined with the evolution of different hibernation strategies. These processes were correlated with the emergence of the Himalaya and the formation of the Monsoon circulation system. The taxonomic groups of moths, belonging to different phylogenetic lines often used the same tracks of dispersal as some dominant groups of the vegetation (e.g. Rhodendron spp.), equally distributed in the montane forest belt of the Himalaya and southern Siberian mountain taiga. The results of taxonomical analyses demonstrate the cases and main events of allopatric speciation and the allocation of the secondary centres of speciation. Centres of speciation ('areas of endemism') and dispersal show a group-specific hierarchical pattern.