Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Forest State of Artikutza (Navarra: Spain): Diversity and Community Structure

Microgastrinae is one of the largest subfamilies of the Braconidae with about 2,000 described species worldwide. These wasps are of enormous ecological interest due to their role in controlling the caterpillar populations. This study analyses diversity and community structure within the Microgastrin...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Rodríguez, Jesica, Oltra-Moscardó, Teresa, Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Jiménez-Peydró, Ricardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26462432
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects4030493
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author Pérez-Rodríguez, Jesica
Oltra-Moscardó, Teresa
Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier
Jiménez-Peydró, Ricardo
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description Microgastrinae is one of the largest subfamilies of the Braconidae with about 2,000 described species worldwide. These wasps are of enormous ecological interest due to their role in controlling the caterpillar populations. This study analyses diversity and community structure within the Microgastrinae in the Artikutza Forest, located in the Peñas de Aia Natural Park, western Pyrenees, Spain. The specimens were collected in two different habitats: mixed forest and beech forest. A total of 524 specimens, belonging to nine separate genera and 27 species were captured. Alpha, beta and gamma diversity were analyzed. Additionally, the relationship between Microgastrinae phenology and climatic conditions were studied.
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spelling pubmed-45534782015-10-08 Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Forest State of Artikutza (Navarra: Spain): Diversity and Community Structure Pérez-Rodríguez, Jesica Oltra-Moscardó, Teresa Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier Jiménez-Peydró, Ricardo Insects Article Microgastrinae is one of the largest subfamilies of the Braconidae with about 2,000 described species worldwide. These wasps are of enormous ecological interest due to their role in controlling the caterpillar populations. This study analyses diversity and community structure within the Microgastrinae in the Artikutza Forest, located in the Peñas de Aia Natural Park, western Pyrenees, Spain. The specimens were collected in two different habitats: mixed forest and beech forest. A total of 524 specimens, belonging to nine separate genera and 27 species were captured. Alpha, beta and gamma diversity were analyzed. Additionally, the relationship between Microgastrinae phenology and climatic conditions were studied. MDPI 2013-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4553478/ /pubmed/26462432 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects4030493 Text en © 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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title Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Forest State of Artikutza (Navarra: Spain): Diversity and Community Structure
title_full Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Forest State of Artikutza (Navarra: Spain): Diversity and Community Structure
title_fullStr Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Forest State of Artikutza (Navarra: Spain): Diversity and Community Structure
title_full_unstemmed Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Forest State of Artikutza (Navarra: Spain): Diversity and Community Structure
title_short Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Forest State of Artikutza (Navarra: Spain): Diversity and Community Structure
title_sort microgastrinae (hymenoptera: braconidae) in the forest state of artikutza (navarra: spain): diversity and community structure
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26462432
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects4030493
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