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Taxonomic isolation and the accumulation of herbivorous insects: a comparison of introduced and native trees
Author(s) -
CONNOR EDWARD F.,
FAETH STANLEY H.,
SIMBERLOFF DANIEL,
OPLER PAUL A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1980.tb01143.x
Subject(s) - biology , herbivore , host (biology) , isolation (microbiology) , range (aeronautics) , insect , ecology , botany , zoology , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , composite material
.1 Evidence from leaf‐mining insects on Fagaceous hosts suggests that range expansions of insects onto introduced trees often involve species that feed on native hosts closely related to the introduced host. 2 An examination of the herbivorous entomofauna of British trees illustrates that the size of the entomofauna is partially determined by the taxonomic isolation of the host tree.