Taste sensitivity of insect herbivores to deterrents is greater in specialists than in generalists: A behavioral test of the hypothesis with two closely related caterpillars

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 547-563

  Bernays, E A ^a   Oppenheim, S ^b   Chapman, R F ^a   Kwon, H ^a   Gould, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caterpillar; Deterrent compound; Diet breadth; Feeding behavior; Heliothis virescens; Hellothis subflexa; Plant secondary metabolite; Postingestive toxicity

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLOROGENIC ACID; HORDENINE; HYDROQUINONE BETA D GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; LINAMARIN; NICOTINE TARTRATE; SALICIN; SINIGRIN;

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CATERPILLAR; HERBIVORE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; METABOLITE; PLANT; TASTE ACUITY;

HELIOTHIS SUBFLEXA; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 0033953157     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005430010314     Document Type: Article

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