Insect herbivores, chemical innovation, and the evolution of habitat specialization in Amazonian trees

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1764-1775

  Fine, Paul V A ^a   Metz, Margaret R ^b   Lokvam, John ^c   Mesones, Italo ^a   Zuniga, J Milagros Ayarza ^d   Lamarre, Greg P A ^e,f   Pilco, Magno Vásquez ^d   Baraloto, Christopher ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^f Campus Agronomique   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Ecological speciation; Ecotypes; Herbivory; Natural enemies; Plant defense; Protium subserratum; Terra firme forests; Tropical rain forests; White sand forests

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOTYPE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; INSECT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

BURSERACEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CICADELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PROTIUM SUBSERRATUM;

EID: 84881240465     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1920.1     Document Type: Article

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