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J Insect Physiol

Title:		Ecosystem engineering and manipulation of host plant tissues by the insect borer Oncideres albomarginata chamela
Author(s):		Calderon-Cortes N; Uribe-Mu CA; Martinez-Mendez AK; Escalera-Vazquez LH; Cristobal-Perez EJ; Garcia-Oliva F; Quesada M;
Address:		"Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico. Departamento de Ecologia, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biologicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico. Catedras CONACYT-Instituto de Investigaciones sobre los Recursos Naturales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico; Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico. Electronic address: mquesada@cieco.unam.mx"
Journal Title:		J Insect Physiol
Year:		2016
Volume:		20151130
Issue:
Page Number:		128 - 136
DOI:		10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.10.008
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-1611 (Electronic) 0022-1910 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Ecosystem engineering by insect herbivores occurs as the result of structural modification of plants manipulated by insects. However, only few studies have evaluated the effect of these modifications on the plant responses induced by stem-borers that act as ecosystem engineers. In this study, we evaluated the responses induced by the herbivory of the twig-girdler beetle Oncideres albomarginata chamela (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) on its host plant Spondias purpurea (Anacardiaceae), and its relationship with the ecosystem engineering process carried out by this stem-borer. Our results demonstrated that O. albomarginata chamela branch removal induced the development of lateral branches increasing the resources needed for the development of future insect generations, of its own offspring and of many other insect species. Detached branches represent habitats with high content of nitrogen and phosphorous, which eventually can be incorporated into the ecosystem, increasing nutrient cycling efficiency. Consequently, branch removal and the subsequent plant tissue regeneration induced by O. albomarginata chamela represent key mechanisms underlying the ecosystem engineering process carried out by this stem-borer, which enhances arthropod diversity in the ecosystem"
Keywords:		Anacardiaceae/*parasitology Animals Coleoptera/*physiology Ecosystem Herbivory Host-Parasite Interactions Plant Stems/parasitology Cerambycidae Compensatory regrowth responses Ecosystem engineering Nutrient cycling Plant-insect interactions Twig-girdling;
Notes:		"MedlineCalderon-Cortes, Nancy Uribe-Mu, Claudia A Martinez-Mendez, A Karen Escalera-Vazquez, Luis H Cristobal-Perez, E Jacob Garcia-Oliva, Felipe Quesada, Mauricio eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/12/15 J Insect Physiol. 2016 Jan; 84:128-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.10.008. Epub 2015 Nov 30"