Predicting the geographic distribution habitats of Schizomyia buboniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its host plant Deverra tortuosa (Apiaceae) in Egypt by using MaxEnt modeling

Abstract Background In some localities of the Mediterranean coast and the Nile land region, the gall midge Schizomyia buboniae Frauenfeld, 1859 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) induce small barrel-shaped galls on the stem of Deverra tortuosa (Desf.) DC. (Family: Apiaceae). Host plants interact with several...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Kamel, Ahmed S. Bream, Mohamed M. Moursy, Sanad H. Ragab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-021-00226-x