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Head shape variation in cerambycid saproxylic beetles as a function of host plant selection.
Ospina-Garcés, Sandra M; Hernández-Cardenas, José Alfredo; Toledo-Hernández, Víctor H; Corona-López, Angélica M; Flores-Palacios, Alejandro.
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  • Ospina-Garcés SM; Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIbyC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
  • Hernández-Cardenas JA; Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIbyC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
  • Toledo-Hernández VH; Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIbyC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Electronic address: victor.toledo@uaem.mx.
  • Corona-López AM; Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIbyC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
  • Flores-Palacios A; Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIbyC), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Arthropod Struct Dev ; 47(1): 2-11, 2018 Jan.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29158020
Saproxylic insects depend on deadwood for larval development, and a certain degree of specialization may be involved in their choice of host plants and/or wood in a particular stage of degradation. The plant species chosen for oviposition in turn act as an environmental pressure on the head morphology of larvae and it is expected that head shape plasticity varies directly with the number of woody plant species used for larval development in each insect species. We analyzed head shape variation in saproxylic beetles with respect to host plant species, maximum time of larval emergence and season of the year when insects colonized branches. Generalist species in the use of host plants showed significant variation in head shape and size. Time of emergence and season did not appear to affect head shape, although season was a determinant factor of abundance and possibly head size variation.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Besouros / Cadeia Alimentar Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Arthropod Struct Dev Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Besouros / Cadeia Alimentar Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Arthropod Struct Dev Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Reino Unido