Plant architecture and meristem dynamics as the mechanisms determining the diversity of gall-inducing insects

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 153; no. 2; pp. 353 - 364
• Main Authors: Espírito-Santo, Mário M, de S. Neves, Frederico, Andrade-Neto, Francisco R, Fernandes, G. Wilson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.08.2007; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: anatomy & histology; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; apical dominance; Architecture; Baccharis; Baccharis - anatomy & histology; Baccharis - parasitology; Baccharis - physiology; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biological and medical sciences; biomass; Bottom-up forces; data collection; Evolution; Fauna; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Herbivores; Herbivory; Host plants; Insect communities; Insect galls; Insecta; Insects; interspecific variation; Invertebrates; Meristem; Meristem - physiology; Meristems; parasitology; physiology; Phytophagous insects; Plant Animal Interactions; Plant architecture; Plant gall; Plant species; Plant Tumors; Plant Tumors - parasitology; plant-insect relations; Plants; Shoots; Shrubs; Speciation; species diversity; sympatric speciation; Sympatric species; Architecture; Herbivorous; Insecta; Diversity; Insect galls; Herbivory; Meristem; Bottom-up forces· Speciation Apical dominance; Bottom up control; Plant; Cecidiogen; Dynamics; Arthropoda; Plant gall; Apical dominance; Invertebrata; Speciation

Plant architecture is considered to affect herbivory intensity, but it is one of the least studied factors in plant-insect interactions, especially for gall-inducing insects. This study aimed to investigate the influence of plant architecture on the speciose fauna of gall-inducing insects associated...