Host specialization and species richness of root-feeding chrysomelid larvae (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera) in a New Guinea rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 595-604

  Pokon, Rapo ^a   Novotny, Vojtech ^b   Samuelson, G A ^c  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivore communities; Insect plant interactions; Leaf beetles; Papua New Guinea; Rhizophagy; Species richness; Underground herbivory

Indexed keywords

HOST SPECIFICITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RHIZOSPHERE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

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

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 26844531340     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002567     Document Type: Article

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