First report of Avicennia germinans (Acanthaceae) as a larval host of Junonia litoralis (Nymphalidae) causing higher foliar damage in seedlings than trees

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Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:31Z
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
ResumenHerbivory is considered an important biotic interaction in mangroves. Nevertheless, detailed information on specific plant-herbivore interactions that might have considerable influence in ecological and evolutionary processes is still very poor and fragmented. Herbivory damage was quantified during December 2015 in seedlings and trees in monospecific stands of Avicennia germinans in Laguna Madre of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The use of this mangrove species as a larval host is well documented; however, this is the first report for Junonia litoralis. These lepidopteran larvae consumed, on average, 10.2\% of the leaf area; but herbivory was higher on seedlings (mean 15\%) than on trees (mean 2.3\%). These values are comparable to estimations of 10\% mean herbivory damage in other field studies. This indicates that herbivores cause greater damage in seedlings than in trees. Herbivore activity by J. litoralis only occurred in A. germinans and did not affect associated herbs or shrubs of other species. The close interaction between J. litoralis and A. germinans may have profound implications for ecological and evolutionary processes of mangroves and enables a better understanding of ecosystem function and its conservation. Further studies are needed to investigate such interactions and their implications including long-term monitoring of interstitial salinity and leaf chemistry at different stages of growth and maturity of the host species.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12372es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5316
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialWILEYes_ES
RelaciónPlant Species Biologyes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12372es_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuentePlant Species Biology
Palabra clavebuckeye butterflieses_ES
Palabra claveinvertebrate herbivoryes_ES
Palabra claveLaguna Madre of Tamaulipases_ES
Palabra clavemangrovees_ES
Palabra clavetrophic interactionses_ES
TítuloFirst report of Avicennia germinans (Acanthaceae) as a larval host of Junonia litoralis (Nymphalidae) causing higher foliar damage in seedlings than treeses_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorZamora-Tovar, Carlos
AutorFierro-Cabo, Alejandro
AutorLindig-Cisneros, Roberto
AutorFeller, Ilka C.
AutorZamora-Tovar, Carloses_ES
AutorFierro-Cabo, Alejandroes_ES
AutorLindig-Cisneros, Robertoes_ES
AutorFeller, Ilka C.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número3es_ES
Rango de páginas231-242es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12372
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen37es_ES

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