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Tropical Ecology and Conservation [Monteverde Institute]
Alternative Title
Oviposición de las preferencias y las tasas de crecimiento de las larvas de Caligo memnon (Nymphalidae : Brassolinae)
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Publication Date
December 2006
Abstract
Caligo memnon caterpillars specialize on plants in three families, Heliconiaceae, Marantaceae, and Musaceea. These families are in the Order Zingiberales. Heliconiaceae and Marantaceae are native to the Neotropics, but Musaceae is an introduced family. I studied oviposition preference and larval performance of C. memnon on four host plants: Heliconia latispatha and Heliconia stricta (Heliconiacea), Calathea insignis (Marantaceae), and Musa acuminata (Musacea). Results showed that preferred host plants for oviposition did not correspond to the host plant that provided the fastest growth rate for caterpillars. Females preferred to oviposit on M. acuminata even though larval growth was lowest on this species, though not significantly. It may be that C. memnon is exhibiting maladaptive oviposition behavior and the introduced M. acuminata may be confusing the coevolved mechanisms for host plant choice. Estudié la preferencia en el sitio de oviposición y el desarrollo de la larva de C. memnon en cuatro plantas hospederas: Heliconia latispatha y Heliconia stricta (Heliconiacea), Calathea insignis (Marantaceae) y Musa acuminata (Musaceae).
Keywords
Caligo memnon, Insects--Behavior, Insectos--Comportamiento, Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Monteverde Zone, Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Zona de Monteverde, CIEE Fall 2006, CIEE Otoño 2006
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Student affiliation : Department of Biology, Indiana University Born Digital
Subject: topical
Caligo memnon; Insects--Behavior; Insectos--Comportamiento; CIEE Fall 2006; CIEE Otoño 2006
Subject: geographic
Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Monteverde Zone; Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Zona de Monteverde
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Reports
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Monteverde Institute MVI
Identifier
M39-00365
Recommended Citation
Webb, Emily, "Oviposition preference and larval growth rates of Caligo memnon (Nymphalidae : Brassolinae)" (2006). Tropical Ecology and Conservation [Monteverde Institute]. 312.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tropical_ecology/312
