Leaf trichome density may explain herbivory patterns of Actinote sp. (Lepidoptera: Acraeidae) on Liabum mandonii (Asteraceae) in a montane humid forest (Nor Yungas, Bolivia)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-150

  Molina Montenegro, Marco A ^a   Ávila, Pamela ^b   Hurtado, Rosember ^b   Valdivia, Alejandra I ^c   Gianoli, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Acraeidae; Age of leaves; Bolivia; Herbivory; Montane humid forest; Trichome; Yungas

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; HOST PLANT; HOST PREFERENCE; INSECT; LEAF; TRICHOME;

BOLIVIA; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; NOR YUNGAS; SOUTH AMERICA; YUNGAS;

ACTINOTE; ASTERACEAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LIABUM;

EID: 33749159838     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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