Repeated trends in altitudinal gradients of diversity: how habitat filtering and biotic interactions structure ecological communities
Raphaël Fougeray, Arlety Roy, Christelle Penager, Guillaume Correa Pimpao, Ronald Rolando Mori-Pezo, Léo-Paul Charlet, Nino Page, Ombeline Sculfort, S. Gallusser, Marianne Élias, Mélanie McClure
This study examines elevational gradients in Ithomiini butterfly communities across two Neotropical regions, finding consistent patterns in diversity and phylogenetic structure shaped by habitat filtering and biotic interactions.
Journal of Animal Ecology · Apr 27, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology