Body size and host plant specialization: A relationship from a community of herbivorous insects on Ficus from Papua New Guinea

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-328

  Novotny, Vojtech ^a,c   Basset, Yves ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Auchenorrhyncha; Coleoptera; Herbivorous guilds; Leaf chewers; Lepidoptera; Orthoptera; Phloem feeders; Root feeders; Wood borers; Xylem feeders

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; HOST SPECIFICITY; RAINFOREST;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

FICUS;

EID: 0032789623     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646749900084X     Document Type: Article

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