Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama
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RBT57092022-06-06T17:30:40Z Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama Luis Nieves Aldrey, José Ibáñes, Alicia Medianero, Enrique Coiba insectos gallícolas riqueza de agallas plantas hospedadoras interacción planta/insecto Panamá gall-inducing insects gall richness host plant insect/plant interaction Panama Interest in studying galls and their arthropods inducers has been growing rapidly in the last two decades. However, the Neotropical region is probably the least studied region for gall-inducing arthropods. A study of the richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods was carried out at Coiba National Park in the Republic of Panama. Field data come from samples obtained between August 1997 and September 1999, with three (two-week long) more intensive samplings. Seventeen sites, representing the main land habitats of Coiba National Park were surveyed. 4942 galls of 50 insect and 9 mite species inducing galls on 50 vascular plants from 30 botanical families were colleted. 62.7% of the galls were induced by gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), 15.3% by mites, Eriophyidae, 8.5% by Homoptera, Psyllidae, 6.8% by Coccidae and 5.1% by Phlaeothripidae (Tysanoptera). The host plant families with the most galls were Myrtaceae with seven, Bignoniaceae with five and Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae and Melastomataceae with four. Leaf galls accounted for about 93% of collected galls. Most leaf galls were pit/blister galls followed by covering and pouch galls. Gall richness per collecting site was between 1 and 19 species. Coiba's gall diversity is discussed in relation to data available from other tropical sites from continental Panama and the Neotropical region. Our results support the idea that it may be premature to conclude that species richness of gall inducers declines near the equator. Universidad de Costa Rica 2008-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5709 10.15517/rbt.v56i3.5709 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 No. 3 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 3 – September 2008; 1269–1286 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 Núm. 3 (2008): Volumen 56 – Número regular 3 – Setiembre 2008; 1269–1286 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 N.º 3 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 3 – September 2008; 1269–1286 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v56i3 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5709/5451 Copyright (c) 2008 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Luis Nieves Aldrey, José Ibáñes, Alicia Medianero, Enrique |
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Luis Nieves Aldrey, José Ibáñes, Alicia Medianero, Enrique Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama |
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Luis Nieves Aldrey, José Ibáñes, Alicia Medianero, Enrique |
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Luis Nieves Aldrey, José |
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Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama |
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Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama |
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Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama |
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Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama |
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Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama |
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richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at coiba national park, panama |
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Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2008 |
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