Effects of hygrothermal stress, plant richness, and architecture on mining insect diversity

Biotropica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 240-247

  Fernandes, G Wilson ^a   Caldeira Castro, Fabiana M ^a   Faria, Maurício L ^a   Marques, Evelyn S A ^a   Barcelos Greco, Magda K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradients; Habitat mediated richness hypothesis; Insect herbivory; Mining insects; Rupestrian fields

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; ELEVATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAFMINER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGROMYZIDAE; ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 2942666588     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2004.tb00315.x     Document Type: Article

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