Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses

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Autor(a) principal: Greeney,Harold F.
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Walla,Thomas R., Lynch,Ryan L.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Zoologia (Curitiba. Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000100010
Resumo: Insect-food-plant associations have been shown to be influenced by the chemical, physical and nutritional characteristics of plants. We suggest that among insect larvae that use leaf material to build shelters, food-plant use may be constrained by differences in host leaf structure, illuminating a rarely investigated aspect of insect-plant interactions. To explore the potential effects of leaf structure on shelter building behavior in a Neotropical skipper butterfly, we investigated shelter building patterns on two congeneric food-plants that varied in leaf thickness. Shelter architecture varied significantly between hosts, with thicker leaves requiring longer cuts to construct shelters. The relationship between shelter building behavior and leaf structure is discussed in relation to selection pressures on larval shelters and food-plant choice.
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spelling Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknessesBehaviorcaterpillarEcuadorRubusskipperInsect-food-plant associations have been shown to be influenced by the chemical, physical and nutritional characteristics of plants. We suggest that among insect larvae that use leaf material to build shelters, food-plant use may be constrained by differences in host leaf structure, illuminating a rarely investigated aspect of insect-plant interactions. To explore the potential effects of leaf structure on shelter building behavior in a Neotropical skipper butterfly, we investigated shelter building patterns on two congeneric food-plants that varied in leaf thickness. Shelter architecture varied significantly between hosts, with thicker leaves requiring longer cuts to construct shelters. The relationship between shelter building behavior and leaf structure is discussed in relation to selection pressures on larval shelters and food-plant choice.Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia2010-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000100010Zoologia (Curitiba) v.27 n.1 2010reponame:Zoologia (Curitiba. Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologiainstacron:SBZ10.1590/S1984-46702010000100010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGreeney,Harold F.Walla,Thomas R.Lynch,Ryan L.eng2010-03-25T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1984-46702010000100010Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/zoolONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpsbz@sbzoologia.org.br1984-46891984-4670opendoar:2010-03-25T00:00Zoologia (Curitiba. Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
title Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
spellingShingle Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
Greeney,Harold F.
Behavior
caterpillar
Ecuador
Rubus
skipper
title_short Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
title_full Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
title_fullStr Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
title_full_unstemmed Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
title_sort Architectural changes in larval leaf shelters of Noctuana haematospila (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) between host plant species with different leaf thicknesses
author Greeney,Harold F.
author_facet Greeney,Harold F.
Walla,Thomas R.
Lynch,Ryan L.
author_role author
author2 Walla,Thomas R.
Lynch,Ryan L.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Greeney,Harold F.
Walla,Thomas R.
Lynch,Ryan L.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Behavior
caterpillar
Ecuador
Rubus
skipper
topic Behavior
caterpillar
Ecuador
Rubus
skipper
description Insect-food-plant associations have been shown to be influenced by the chemical, physical and nutritional characteristics of plants. We suggest that among insect larvae that use leaf material to build shelters, food-plant use may be constrained by differences in host leaf structure, illuminating a rarely investigated aspect of insect-plant interactions. To explore the potential effects of leaf structure on shelter building behavior in a Neotropical skipper butterfly, we investigated shelter building patterns on two congeneric food-plants that varied in leaf thickness. Shelter architecture varied significantly between hosts, with thicker leaves requiring longer cuts to construct shelters. The relationship between shelter building behavior and leaf structure is discussed in relation to selection pressures on larval shelters and food-plant choice.
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