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| Coelho,Marcel Serra; Almada,Emmanuel D.; Fernandes,G. Wilson; Carneiro,Marco Antonio A.; Santos,Rubens M. dos; Quintino,André V.; Sanchez-Azofeifa,Arturo. |
| Highly diverse forms of galling arthropods can be identified in much of southeastern Brazil's vegetation. Three fragments of a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest (SDTF) located in the southern range of the Espinhaço Mountains were selected for study in the first survey of galling organisms in such tropical vegetation. Investigators found 92 distinct gall morphotypes on several organs of 51 host plant species of 19 families. Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) was the most prolific gall-inducing species, responsible for the largest proportion of galls (77%) observed. Leaves were the most frequently galled plant organ (63%), while the most common gall morphotype was of a spherical shape (30%). The two plant species, Baccharis dracunculifolia (Asteraceae) and Celtis... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biodviersity; Biogeography; Host plant family; Herbivory; Insect galls; Richness. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262009000300015 |
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