Host specialization and species richness of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a New Guinea rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-77

  Novotny, Vojtech ^a   Clarke, Anthony R ^b   Drew, Richard A I ^c   Balagawi, Solomon ^d   Clifford, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d National Agricultural Research Institute   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Fruits; Herbivore communities; Insect plant interactions; Papua New Guinea; Species richness; Steiner traps

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLY; FOOD WEB; FRUGIVORY; HOST SPECIFICITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 13544275745     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404002044     Document Type: Article

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