AN ANT-MEMBRACID-PLANT INTERACTION IN A CERRADO AREA OF BRAZIL

被引：16

作者：

DANSA, CVD ^{[1
]}

FREDERICO, C ^{[1
]}

ROCHA, D ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV ESTADUAL CAMPINAS,BR-13100 CAMPINAS,SP,BRAZIL

来源：

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY | 1992年 / 8卷

关键词：

ACONPHORA-TELIGERA; ANT; ARALIACEAE; BRAZIL; CERRADO; DIDYMOPANAX-VINOSUM; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MEMBRACIDAE; MUTUALISM; PLANT-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS;

D O I：

10.1017/S0266467400006635

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

In the Cerrado of Itirapina, Brazil, 34% of the shrubs of Didymopanax vinosum (Araliaceae) were colonized by the honeydew-producing homopteran Aconophora teligera (Membracidae) which was found exclusively on this species of plant. Correlations were made between membracid density and ant frequency, as well as between these parameters and plant damage. We found that: (1) ant frequency was higher on branches with membracids and both were more frequently found near apical meristems; (2) herbivore damage was lower on apical meristems where the membracids concentrate than on ones where they are absent; (3) the presence of membracids on the plant was correlated with a reduction in the occurrence of other potential herbivores, especially on the branches housing membracids; (4) plants with more tillers tended to have a larger number of membracids. The data suggest that the presence of A. teligera and associated ants probably reduce herbivory on apical meristems of D. vinosum.

引用

页码：339 / 348

页数：10

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