Eating at high elevation: an herbivorous beetle from alpine rock outcrops relies on ammonia-absorbing lichens

John Marris; David Hawke; David Glenny

doi:10.1002/ecy.2598

Eating at high elevation: an herbivorous beetle from alpine rock outcrops relies on ammonia-absorbing lichens

Ecology. 2019 May;100(5):e02598. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2598. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

Authors

John Marris¹, David Hawke^{2

3}, David Glenny⁴

Affiliations

¹ Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, PO Box 85084, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand.
² Ōtautahi Isotope Research Unit, 135 Halswell Junction Road, Christchurch, 8025, New Zealand.
³ Department of Science and Primary Industries, Ara Institute of Canterbury, PO Box 540, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand.
⁴ Allan Herbarium, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, PO Box 69040, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand.

PMID: 30620057
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2598

No abstract available

Keywords: Protodendrophagus antipodes; Brontini; New Zealand; Silvanidae; alpine; ammonia; flightless beetle; lichen; rock outcrop; stable isotope analysis.

MeSH terms

Ammonia
Animals
Coleoptera*
Ecosystem
Herbivory
Lichens*

Substances

Ammonia