Low host specificity in species-rich assemblages of xylem- and phloem-feeding herbivores (Auchenorrhyncha) in a New Guinea lowland rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 467-476

  Dem, Francesca F ^a,b   Stewart, Alan J A ^c   Gibson, Amos ^a   Weiblen, George D ^d   Novotny, Vojtech ^a,e  

^a Nagada Harbour   (Papua New Guinea)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Food web; Hemiptera; Host specialization; Latitudinal diversity gradient; Leafhoppers; Planthoppers

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GUILD; HOST SPECIFICITY; INSECT; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PHLOEM; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; XYLEM;

GERMANY; NEW GUINEA;

ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; CICADELLIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 84900011480     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467413000540     Document Type: Article

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