Abstract
This is a description of species area effects for Agromyzidae associated with leguminous plants. The data on geographic area was extracted from the National Museums of Kenya (Herbarium section). The geographic area species plots showed an effective partial correlation of 16%. The correlation was unfortunately low and could be attributed to inadequate botanical and agromyzid records in Kenya. Generally, geographical area explained most of the species richness in Kenya. Other variations not accounted for by the logarithmic plot of species-area effects were derived from residuals. The plots between residuals and different variables showed that leaf-form, habitat variation, altitude and taxonomic isolation also explained variation in species area plots.
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On décrit une méthode pour déterminer la variété des agromyzides associées des légumineuses. L’expérience a eu lieu à National Museums of Kenya.On a comparé la distribution dans le pays de l’espèce légumineuse avec les rapports existants des études sur l’agromyzide. Le report sur la distribution géographique des espèces a donné une corrélation effective de 16%. Cependant, cette corrélation était peu élevée à cause du manque des dossiers botaniques et des dossiers sur les agromyzides au Kenya. En général, la région géographique a expliqué l’existence de l’espèce au Kenya. On a récupéré des résiduels les écarts qu’on ne pouvait pas obtenir des courbes logarithmiques et des espèces. Les reports entre les résiduels et les écarts différentes ont montré que la forme des feuilles, les variations d’habitat, l’altitude et l’isolation taxonomique, toutes expliquent aussi l’écart dans les reports sur la région des espèces.
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Chemengich, B.T. Ecological Relationships Between Agromyzidae Feeding on Leguminous Plants and Species-Area Effects in Kenya. Int J Trop Insect Sci 14, 603–609 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400017999
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