Effects of leaf herbivory on the bromeliad Aechmea blanchetiana: a study of selective feeding by the scraper Acentroptera pulchella
The scraper Acentroptera pulchella (Chrysomelidae, Hispinae) feeds on the leaves of Aechmea blanchetiana (Bromeliaceae), but not indiscriminately. This insect apparently concentrates its attack on the apical region of the intermediate leaves from the bromeliad tank. To characterise the potential inf...
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| Language: | eng |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062012000400024 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Oai: | oai:scielo:S0102-33062012000400024 |