Geographic homogenity among insect communities in neotropical paramos: a hypothesis test
Insect communities of several neotropical paramos were compared using data from the literature and a sampling conducted at Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica (9° 30'N; 83 30'W, altitude 3450 m). A total of 8000 net sweeps yielded 144 morphospecies within 16 orders. Diptera was the ordsrwlth most morphospecies (70) followed by Hymenoptera (23), Lepidoptera (18) and Coleoptera (15). Groupe inhabiting humid microhabitats were more diverse. Adult nectarivores, and inmature saprophages, herbivores and parasites were most abundant. Statistical analyses were unable to reject the hypothesis that the taxonomic composition is similar among Neotropical paramos.
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias - Instituto de Ciencias Naturales
1995
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/17337 |
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