Piper kelleyi, a hotspot of ecological interactions and a new species from Ecuador and Peru

被引：14
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作者：
Tepe, Eric. J. [1 ]
Rodriguez-Castaneda, Genoveva [2 ]
Glassmire, Andrea E. [3 ]
Dyer, Lee A. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Cincinnati, Dept Biol Sci, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
[2] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Integrat Biol, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[3] Univ Nevada, Biol Dept 0314, Reno, NV 89557 USA
来源：
PHYTOKEYS | 2014年 / 34卷
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
Andes; Braconidae; Ecuador; Eois; Geometridae; herbivore-parasitoid interactions; Piperaceae; Piper section Macrostachys; plant-herbivore interactions; Tachinidae; PHYLOGENY; DIVERSITY; PLANTS; ANTS;
D O I：
10.3897/phytokeys.34.6376
中图分类号：
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号：
071001 ;
摘要：
We describe Piper kelleyi sp. nov., a new species from the eastern Andes of Ecuador and Peru, named in honor of Dr. Walter Almond Kelley. Piper kelleyi is a member of the Macrostachys clade of the genus Piper and supports a rich community of generalist and specialist herbivores, their predators and parasitoids, as well as commensalistic earwigs, and mutualistic ants. This new species was recognized as part of an ecological study of phytochemically mediated relationships between plants, herbivores, predators, and parasitoids. Compared to over 100 other Piper species surveyed, Piper kelleyi supports the largest community of specialist herbivores and parasitoids observed to date.
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页数：14
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