Functional and Taxonomic Diversity of Stinging Wasps in Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Areas

dc.contributor.authorSantos, E. F. dos
dc.contributor.authorNoll, F. B. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBrandao, C. R. F.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:11:10Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:11:10Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-01
dc.description.abstractVespoidea are the most functionally diverse superfamily of Hymenoptera. Ecological studies involving this family are primarily based on eusocial groups, including ants and social paper wasps. In the present study, we examine stinging wasp (Vespoidea) faunal diversity in the Atlantic Rain Forest, which is one of the most diverse and threatened ecosystems in the World. Three conservation areas were sampled employing a standardized sample protocol. Families and functional groups of Vespoidea were collected in each area, with the exception ants (Formicidae), and analyzed using diversity analyses, to generate taxonomic diversity and distinctness indices. Results indicated Pompilidae was the most diverse family, and the idiobiont parasitoid type was the most diverse functional group in the three study areas. NA(0)cleo Picinguaba of the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar was taxonomically and functionally the most diverse and species rich area. Parque Estadual Intervales showed the highest number of dominant species and diversity of koinobiont parasitoids, while the Rebio Sooretama exhibited a decrease in several diversity parameters.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Depto Zool & Bot, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Depto Zool & Bot, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 98/05083-0
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 01/08060-5
dc.format.extent97-105
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13744-013-0183-8
dc.identifier.citationNeotropical Entomology. Londrina,: Entomological Soc Brasil, v. 43, n. 2, p. 97-105, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13744-013-0183-8
dc.identifier.issn1519-566X
dc.identifier.lattes8347131704153687
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0207-1067
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/112937
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000333125900001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEntomological Soc Brasil
dc.relation.ispartofNeotropical Entomology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.886
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectCleptoparasitoiden
dc.subjectparasitoiden
dc.subjectPompilidaeen
dc.subjectpredatoren
dc.subjectTiphiidaeen
dc.subjectVespidaeen
dc.titleFunctional and Taxonomic Diversity of Stinging Wasps in Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Areasen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderEntomological Soc Brasil
unesp.author.lattes8347131704153687[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0207-1067[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas, São José do Rio Pretopt

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