Morphological and morphometrical data of planthoppers used in the study of trait conservatism along an altitudinal gradient

Mountains are an ideal context to study species community and adaptation
in relation with environmental changes such as temperature and vegetation
profile. Such changes produce different ecological niches that can be
source of local adaptations in the communities, like body size varying
with elevation, for example. In this context, planthoppers (Insects,
Hempitera, Fulgoromorpha) community and their species traits were studied
along an altitudinal gradient in Mount Wilhelm (Papua New Guinea) to test
niche and morphological trait conservatism in relation with environmental
filtering.