Search Results - "Marcílio Fagundes"

Comparing the plant–herbivore network topology of different insect guilds in Neotropical savannas by Oliveira, J.B.B.S., Faria, Maurício L., Borges, Magno A.Z, Fagundes, Marcílio, Araújo, Walter S.

“…1. Herbivorous insects can be classified into several trophic guilds with different levels of specialisation on their host plants, which may influence the…”
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Effects of forest fragmentation on plant quality, leaf morphology and herbivory of Quercus deserticola: is fluctuating asymmetry a good indicator of environmental stress? by García-Jain, Silvia Ecaterina, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi, Oyama, Ken, Fagundes, Marcílio, de Faria, Maurício Lopes, Espírito-Santo, Mário M., Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo

“…Key message Habitat fragmentation influences leaf morphology, quantity and quality of plant resources to herbivores, which in turn affects the patterns of…”
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Canopy arthropod diversity associated with Quercus laurina: importance of an oak species diversity gradient on abundance, species richness and guild composition by Vaca-Sánchez, Marcela Sofía, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi, González-Rodríguez, Antonio, Oyama, Ken, Fernandes, G. Wilson, Fagundes, Marcílio, López-Barbosa, Edmundo Carlos, Aguilar-Peralta, Joan Sebastian, Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo

“…Central-west and south of Mexico are particularly rich in oak species, coexisting from two to six species and generating gradients of oak diversity that could…”
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Contrasting patterns of morphology, fluctuating asymmetry and leaf herbivory in three plant species of different successional stages of a tropical dry forest by Aguilar-Peralta, Joan Sebastian, González-Rodríguez, Antonio, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi, Fagundes, Marcílio, Faria, Maurício L., Ávila-Cabadilla, Luis Daniel, Álvarez-Añorve, Mariana Yolotl, Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo

“…Key message This paper shows the intraspecific plant responses in leaf morphology, herbivory and FA between mature and successional tropical dry forests, as…”
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Spatiotemporal Distribution of Herbivorous Insects Along Always-Green Mountaintop Forest Islands by Kuchenbecker, Juliana, Macedo-Reis, Luiz Eduardo, Fagundes, Marcílio, Neves, Frederico S.

“…Insects make up the bulk of terrestrial diversity and about half of insect species are herbivores that have direct relationships with their host plants and are…”
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Changes in land use of temperate forests associated to avocado production in Mexico: Impacts on soil properties, plant traits and insect-plant interactions by Pérez-Solache, Abel, Vaca-Sánchez, Marcela Sofía, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi, De Faria, Maurício Lopes, Borges, Magno Augusto Zazá, Fagundes, Marcílio, Oyama, Ken, Méndez-Solórzano, María Isabel, Aguilar-Peralta, Joan Sebastian, Hernández-Guzmán, Rafael, Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo

“…Temperate forest ecosystems harbor great biodiversity and provide key ecosystem services. However, in Mexico they have been deforested for use in avocado…”
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Changes in herbivory patterns and insect herbivore assemblages associated to canopy of Quercus laurina: importance of oak species diversity and foliar chemical defense by Vaca-Sánchez, Marcela Sofía, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi, Oyama, Ken, Delgado, Guillermo, Aguilar-Peralta, Joan Sebastian, Borges, Magno Augusto Zazá, de Faria, Maurício Lopes, Fagundes, Marcílio, López-Maldonado, Ma. Carmen, Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo

“…Key message Oak community diversity increase diversity of canopy insect herbivores and herbivory rates in Q. laurina through changes in foliar chemical…”
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Genetic and functional leaf traits variability of Quercus laurina along an oak diversity gradient in Mexico by Vaca-Sánchez, Marcela Sofía, González-Rodríguez, Antonio, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi, Oyama, Ken, de Faria, Maurício Lopes, Fagundes, Marcílio, Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo

“…The ecological literature has documented the effects of plant hybridization on phenotypic variation, and dominant, intermediate, or novel morphological,…”
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Reproductive strategy of Copaifera langsdorffii (Fabaceae): more seeds or better seeds? by Souza, Matheus Lopes, Solar, Ricardo Ribeiro, Fagundes, Marcilio

“…The trade-off seed size/number is a recognized phenomenon capable of shaping ecological processes of colonization and establishment of plant species. Studies…”
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Diversity of Gall-Inducing Insects Associated With a Widely Distributed Tropical Tree Species: Testing the Environmental Stress Hypothesis by Fagundes, Marcílio, Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo, Ramos Leite, Letícia F, Zazá Borges, Magno Augusto, de Araújo, Walter Santos, Fernandes, G. Wilson, Siqueira, Walisson Kenedy

“…Abiotic factors can affect plant performance and cause stress, which in turn affects plant–herbivore interactions. The Environmental Stress Hypothesis (ESH)…”
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Importance of abiotic factors in shaping canopy arthropod assemblages: the case of Quercus castanea Née (Fagales:Fagaceae) a Mexican endemic oak by Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo, Vaca-Sánchez, Marcela Sofía, Oyama, Ken, Fernandes, G. Wilson, Loera-Padilla, Francisco Javier, López-Maldonado, Ma. Carmen, Fagundes, Marcílio, de Faria, Maurício Lopes, Borges, Magno Augusto Zazá, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi

“…The understanding of ecological mechanisms shaping canopy arthropods community assembly, remains as one of the main targets of ecology. It is necessary to…”
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Ecological interactions shape the dynamics of seed predation in Acrocomia aculeata (Arecaceae) by Pereira, Anielle C F, Fonseca, Francine S A, Mota, Gleicielle R, Fernandes, Ane K C, Fagundes, Marcílio, Reis-Júnior, Ronaldo, Faria, Maurício L

“…The complex network of direct and indirect relationships determines not only the species abundances but also the community characteristics such as diversity…”
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Guild-dependent effects of forest fragmentation in canopy arthropod diversity associated to Quercus deserticola by García-Jain, Silvia Ecaterina, Maldonado-López, Yurixhi, Oyama, Ken, López-Maldonado, Ma. Carmen, Fagundes, Marcílio, de Faria, Maurício Lopes, Espírito-Santo, Mário M., Vaca-Sánchez, Marcela Sofía, Cuevas-Reyes, Pablo

“…Forest fragmentation is one of the main factors leading to biodiversity loss and negatively affecting arthropod communities. We analyzed the effects of forest…”
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Canopy Herbivory and Insect Herbivore Diversity in a Dry Forest-Savanna Transition in Brazil by Neves, Frederico S, Araújo, Lucimar S, Espírito-Santo, Mário M, Fagundes, Marcílio, Fernandes, G. Wilson, Sanchez-Azofeifa, G. Arturo, Quesada, Mauricio

“…This study aimed to compare canopy herbivore diversity and resultant insect damage to vegetation in two distinct and adjacent ecosystems, specifically a dry…”
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Change in herbivore insect communities from adjacent habitats in a transitional region by Leal, Camila Rabelo Oliveira, Fagundes, Marcílio, de Siqueira Neves, Frederico

“…Ecotonal areas between habitats vary in floristic composition and phenological patterns of the vegetation. In these regions, the habitat structure and plant…”
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Resource allocation in Copaifera langsdorffii (Fabaceae): how supra-annual fruiting affects plant traits and herbivory? by da Costa, Fernanda Vieira, de Queiroz, Antônio César Medeiros, Maia, Maria Luiza Bicalho, Júnior, Ronaldo Reis, Fagundes, Marcilio

“…Plants have limited resources to invest in reproduction, vegetative growth and defense against herbivorous. Trade-off in resources allocation promotes changes…”
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Relationship between plant development, tannin concentration and insects associated with Copaifera langsdorffii (Fabaceae) by da Costa, Fernanda Vieira, de Siqueira Neves, Frederico, de Oliveira Silva, Jhonathan, Fagundes, Marcílio

“…Plant development is the main factor that determines the insect-ontogeny interaction, since it leads to variations in resource quality and availability. The…”
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Tri-trophic level interactions affect host plant development and abundance of insect herbivores by de Siqueira Neves, Frederico, Fagundes, Marcílio, Sperber, Carlos Frankl, Fernandes, G. Wilson

“…Understanding the interactions among plants, hemipterans, and ants has provided numerous insights into a range of ecological and evolutionary processes. In…”
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Does leaf ontogeny lead to changes in defensive strategies against insect herbivores? by de Queiroz, Antônio César Medeiros, da Costa, Fernanda Vieira, de Siqueira Neves, Frederico, Fagundes, Marcílio

“…Plants use different defense strategies throughout their ontogenetic development. In this study, three questions were proposed: (1) Is there a greater…”
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Diversity of insects associated with two common plants in the Brazilian Cerrado: Responses of two guilds of herbivores to bottom-up and top-down forces by KUCHENBECKER, Juliana, FAGUNDES, Marcilio

“…The Trophic Cascade Theory has been used to explain the organization of herbivorous insect communities in tropical ecosystems. In addition, the insect…”
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