Scale-dependent contribution of host-specificity and environmental factors to wood-boring longhorn beetle community assemblage in SW China

Abstract Longhorn beetles are extremely rich wood-boring insects possessing larvae that feed on the xylem of trees and/or lianas, which have detrimental effects on plants; in turn, the hosting plants may play a fundamental role in shaping the longhorn beetle community assemblage. However, factors de...

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Main Authors: Fang Luo, Ling-Zeng Meng, S. Tharanga Aluthwattha, Mei-Ying Lin, Andreas Weigel, Wen-Fu Zhang, Jin-Hua Qi, Jin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84511-3