IMBIV   05474
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE BIOLOGIA VEGETAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Parasitic assemblages on leafminers: a comparison of structure and function among host orders
Autor/es:
SALVO, ADRIANA; VALLADARES, GRACIELA; CAGNOLO, LUCIANO
Revista:
STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT
Editorial:
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2010
ISSN:
0165-0521
Resumen:
In this study we ask whether parasitic complexes of leafminers display differences associated to host order, by comparing species number, taxonomic composition, parasitism rates and host ranges in parasitoid assemblages associated with lepidopteran and dipteran leafminers, in Chaco Serrano woodlands, central Argentina. Parasitoid assemblage size did not significantly differ between host orders, but dipteran hosts suffered higher parasitism rates. Lepidopteran hosts recruited a higher proportion of species and individuals of Braconidae, whereas dipteran leafminers were attacked by a higher proportion of Pteromalidae. We found clear effects of host taxonomic affilia-tion on the associated parasitoid fauna.