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Galling Insects on Caryocar brasiliense Camb. (Caryocaraceae)

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Caryocar brasiliense is one of the most common and important plant species in the dry and harsh semi-arid vegetated areas of Brazil and is host to at least four galling species. In this chapter, I discuss the within-tree distribution of the four galling species. The gall inducers exhibit different distributions in the crown, and I discuss the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on these distributions. The distributions of the galls were also evaluated at the leaf and branch level. I present evidence of competition among galling insects on C. brasiliense.

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  1. Insetário G.W.G. Moraes, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

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Leite, G.L.D. (2014). Galling Insects on Caryocar brasiliense Camb. (Caryocaraceae). In: Fernandes, G., Santos, J. (eds) Neotropical Insect Galls. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8783-3_12

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