Comparing galling insect richness among Neotropical savannas: Effects of plant richness, vegetation structure and super-host presence

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1083-1094

  de Araújo, Walter Santos ^a   Scareli Santos, Claudia ^b   Guilherme, Frederico Augusto Guimarães ^a   Cuevas Reyes, Pablo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gall inducing insects; Neotropical savannas; Plant species richness; Super host; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GALL INSECT; HERBIVORE; HOST PLANT; HOST QUALITY; NATURAL ENEMY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SAVANNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL;

HEXAPODA; QUALEA; VOCHYSIACEAE;

EID: 84875691261     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0474-8     Document Type: Article

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