La mosca del cangrejo terrestre Cardisoma crassum Smith (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae) en la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
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| Natura: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 1977 |
| Descrizione: | Commensal, phoretic relalionship and other types of associations of Diptera and land crabs are known from various parts of the world. A commensal relationship between an unidentified species of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) and Cardisoma crassum Smith (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae) from Cocos Island, Costa Rica, is reported for the first time. The pattern of infection is closely similar to that of Drosophila and Lissocephala (Diptera: Drosophilidae) found associated with other gecarcinids elsewhere. The Sphaeroceridae are apparently obligatorily exploiting an exclusive niche in the restricted environment, suggesting a genetical mechanism of adaptation for this particular group of Diptera, possibly derived and favored by geographical isolation. |
| Stato: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Istituzione: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lingua: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/25851 |
| Accesso online: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/25851 |