Effects of host plant architecture on colonization by galling insects.

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dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Ana Paula Albano
dc.contributor.authorPaula, Joana D’arc de
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Marco Antonio Alves
dc.contributor.authorSchoereder, José Henrique
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-07T13:30:03Z
dc.date.available2017-08-07T13:30:03Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractTo study the abundance and occurrence of herbivore insects on plants it is important to consider plant characteristics that may control the insects. In this study the following hypotheses were tested: (i) an increase of plant architecture increases species richness and abundance of gall-inducing insects and (ii) plant architecture increases gall survival and decreases parasitism. Two hundred and forty plants of Baccharis pseudomyriocephala Teodoro (Asteraceae) were sampled, estimating the number of shoots, branches and their biomass. Species richness and abundance of galling insects were estimated per module, and mortality of the galls was assessed. Plant architecture influenced positively species richness, abundance and survival of galls. However, mortality of galling insects by parasitoids was low (13.26%) and was not affected by plant architecture, thus suggesting that other plant characteristics (a bottom-up pressure) might influence gall-inducing insect communities more than parasitism (a top-down pressure). The opposite effect of herbivore insects on plant characteristics must also be considered, and such effects may only be assessed through manipulative experiments.pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationARAÚJO, A. P. A. et al. Effects of host plant architecture on colonization by galling insects. Austral Ecology, v. 31, p. 343-348, 2006. Disponível em: <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01563.x/abstract>. Acesso em: 20 de jul. 2017.pt_BR
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01563.x
dc.identifier.issn1442-9993
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/8444
dc.identifier.uri2http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01563.x/abstractpt_BR
dc.language.isoen_USpt_BR
dc.rightsrestritopt_BR
dc.subjectAbundancept_BR
dc.subjectBaccharis pseudomyriocephalapt_BR
dc.subjectRichnesspt_BR
dc.subjectGalling insectpt_BR
dc.titleEffects of host plant architecture on colonization by galling insects.pt_BR
dc.typeArtigo publicado em periodicopt_BR
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