Seasonal fluctuations in foliar mite populations on Viburnum erosum Thunb. var. punctatum Franch. et Sav. (Adoxaceae) and sympatric shrubs in temperate secondary forests in western Japan
スポンサーリンク
概要
- 論文の詳細を見る
Fine leaf structures, such as leaf domatia or trichomes, are considered to affect the population abundance and diversity of foliar mites on forest trees and shrubs; however, the effect of such structures on seasonal fluctuations in foliar mite populations in forest ecosystems remains unknown. The authors conducted a 2-year survey on the outskirts of Kyoto on the mite assemblage found on Viburnum erosum var. punctatum (VEP), a deciduous shrub bearing domatia and stellate hairs, and on its seasonal fluctuations. A census was also conducted on the acarofauna on 14 sympatric tree or shrub species; these communities were then compared with those found on VEP. On VEP, fungivorous mites, Winterschmidtiidae and Tydeoidea, showed continuous occurrence from late March to November, and phytoseiid mites were recorded from May to November. Eriophyioid mites were only found in spring and autumn. Total mite density was significantly higher on plant species with fine structures, and the acarofauna on such plants showed high similarity among seasons. Our data suggest that leaf-surface structures play important roles in structuring foliar mite communities throughout the seasons.
著者
-
Itioka Takao
Graduate School Of Bioagricultural Science Nagoya University
-
NISHIDA Sachiko
The Nagoya University Museum
-
Sudo Masaaki
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
関連論文
- Phylogeography of the Coccus scale insects inhabiting myrmecophytic Macaranga plants in Southeast Asia
- Effective range of reproductive interference exerted by an alien dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, on a native congener
- Climatic and intertrophic effects detected in 10-year population dynamics of biological control of the arrowhead scale by two parasitoids in southwestern Japan
- Myrmecosymbiosis in the Bornean Macaranga species with special reference to food bodies (Beccarian bodies) and extrafloral nectaries
- Carbon and nitrogen contents of food bodies in three myrmecophytic species of Macaranga : implications for antiherbivore defense mechanisms
- Demography of the Okinawan eusocial wasp Ropalidia fasciata (Hymenoptera : Vespidae) II. Effects of foundress group size on survival rates of colonies and foundresses, and production of progeny
- Anti-herbivore effects of an ant species, Crematogaster difformis, inhabiting myrmecophytic epithytes in the canopy of a tropical lowland rainforest in Borneo
- Within-tree distribution of nest sites and foraging areas of ants on canopy trees in a tropical rainforest in Borneo
- Seasonal fluctuations in foliar mite populations on Viburnum erosum Thunb. var. punctatum Franch. et Sav. (Adoxaceae) and sympatric shrubs in temperate secondary forests in western Japan
- Notes on Beilschmiedia- (Lauraceae) of Southeast Asia 1 : Checklist of the Bornean Species with the Description of a New Species
- Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses of Geranium robertianum Populations Recently Found in Japan
- Timing of butterfly parasitization of a plant-ant-scale symbiosis
- Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses of Geranium robertianum Populations Recently Found in Japan
- Change in biomass of symbiotic ants throughout the ontogeny of a myrmecophyte, Macaranga beccariana (Euphorbiaceae)
- Density of Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) Males Ranging Alone : Seasonal and Regional Variation in Male Cohesiveness with the Group