Fire mediated herbivory and plant defense of a neotropical shrub

• Published in: Arthropod-plant interactions Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 489 - 498
• Main Authors: Andrade, Janete Ferreira, Batista, Janaina Correa, Pereira, Hamilton Seron, Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson, Santos, Jean Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Attraction; Bauhinia; Bauhinia brevipes; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cecidomyiidae; Chlorophyll; Damage; Ecology; Entomology; Fires; Gall; Galling; Herbivores; Herbivory; Hypersensitive response; Hypersensitivity; Insects; Invertebrates; Leaf area; Leaves; Life Sciences; nitrogen content; Original Paper; Photosynthesis; phytophagous insects; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; plant-insect relations; Plants; Schizomyia macrocapillata; Shrubs; Silicon; Vigor; Silicon; Induced defenses; Hypersensitivity response; Herbivorous insects; Galling insects

Changes in morphological and physiological features of plants after fire events can modify their attractiveness to herbivorous insects. Our goal was to assess the effects of fire on plant–insect interactions and the development of induced defenses in the shrub Bauhinia brevipes (Fabaceae). We hypoth...