Spatial variation in the community of insects associated with the flowers of Pachycereus weberi (Caryophyllales: Cactaceae)

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dc.audiencegeneralPublices_MX
dc.contributor.authorFigueroa Castro, Dulce María
dc.contributor.authorValverde, Pedro Luis
dc.contributor.authorVite, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorCarrillo Ruiz, Hortensia
dc.creatorFigueroa Castro, Dulce María; 0000-0003-3611-191X
dc.creatorValverde, Pedro Luis; 0000-0003-0258-4890
dc.creatorVite, Fernando; 0000-0002-4600-079X
dc.creatorCarrillo Ruiz, Hortensia; 0000-0003-4247-6114
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-18T16:14:50Z
dc.date.available2023-04-18T16:14:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstract"The positive relationship between productivity and species diversity is well-known. Insect communities associated with the flowers of Cactaceae species represent an interesting system to explore the productivity-diversity relationship because branches facing the equator receive more photosynthetically active radiation and have higher productivity. Thus, flowers with contrasting orientations within an individual, and even within a single branch, might differ in productivity. Therefore, higher abundance, species richness, and diversity are expected for the insect communities associated with south-facing flowers. Insects within flowers with contrasting orientations were collected and its abundance, richness, and diversity were estimated. We also asked if insects prefer big flowers. Thus, flower volume was estimated and regression analyses were conducted to test if there is a positive relationship between flower size and insect abundance. However, species abundance and diversity were different in flowers with contrasting orientations. In general, species abundance was higher in flowers facing southwards than in north-facing flowers. On the contrary, species diversity was higher in north-facing flowers. Abundance of Coleoptera was explained by flower volume in south-facing flowers. Our study provides evidence for the effects of productivity on the structure of insect communities at a very small-scale".es_MX
dc.identifierhttps://academic.oup.com/ee/article/43/4/889/580956
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12371/18216
dc.language.isoenges_MX
dc.rights.accesopenAccesses_MX
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0es_MX
dc.subject.otherFlowers orientationes_MX
dc.subject.otherInsect abundancees_MX
dc.subject.otherInsect diversityes_MX
dc.subject.otherInsect species richnesses_MX
dc.subject.otherProductivity-diversity relationshipes_MX
dc.titleSpatial variation in the community of insects associated with the flowers of Pachycereus weberi (Caryophyllales: Cactaceae)es_MX
dc.typeArtículoes_MX
dc.type.conacytarticlees_MX
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