Aim The biodiversity of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera) along a complete tropical elevational
gradient was studied for the first time. The patterns are described, and the role of geometric …

A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the" hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was
investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social …

Alpha‐diversity of geometrid moths was investigated along an elevational gradient in a
tropical montane rainforest in southern Ecuador. Diversity was measured using 1) species …

We sampled the diversity of epiphytes (lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants) and moths
(Geometridae, Arctiidae) in mature and recovering forest and in open vegetation in the …

The body size of an animal is probably its most important functional trait. For arthropods,
environmental drivers of body size variation are still poorly documented and understood …

Aim Andean forests are known to be a major diversity hotspot for vascular plants and
vertebrates, but virtually nothing is known about the diversity of arthropods. We examined …

Turnover in species composition of the extremely species‐rich family Geometridae
(Lepidoptera) was investigated along an elevational gradient ranging from 1040 m to 2677 …

Geometrid moths were investigated at 26 sites on 9 elevational levels along an elevational
transect at Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), stretching from the fine‐grained mosaic of small …

We sampled 14,603 geometrid moths along a forested elevational gradient from 1020–3021
m in the southern Ecuadorian Andes, and then employed DNA barcoding to refine decisions …

Aim Bergmann's rule generally predicts larger animal body sizes with colder climates. We
tested whether Bergmann's rule at the interspecific level applies to moths (Lepidoptera …