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- Title
Brazilian Cerrado Folivore and Florivore Caterpillars: How Different are They?
- Authors
Morais, Helena C.; Hay, John Du Vall; Diniz, Ivone R.
- Abstract
Because of the large differences between flower buds and leaves as food resources we predict that florivore caterpillars compared with folivores would present: (1) higher degree of dietary specificity; (2) higher abundance; and (3) lower species richness. Based on emerged adults from caterpillars collected on leaves and inflorescences our results showed that the florivore fauna was strongly dominated by a few species with higher abundance and dietary specificity than the folivore fauna.
- Subjects
FLORIVOROUS insects; FOLIVORES; CATERPILLARS; INSECT feeding &; feeds; INSECT behavior; INSECT populations; CARNIVOROUS plants; INSECT communities; INSECT-plant relationships; ANIMAL behavior
- Publication
Biotropica, 2009, Vol 41, Issue 4, p401
- ISSN
0006-3606
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00534.x