When studying the effects of light on herbivory, should one consider temperature? The case of Epimecis hortaria F. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) feeding on Lindera benzoin L. (Lauraceae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 600-606

  Niesenbaum, Richard A ^a   Kluger, Emily C ^a,b  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epimecis hortaria; Herbivory; Light; Lindera benzoin; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; HERBIVORY; LEAF AREA; LIGHT EFFECT; MOTH; SHRUB; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

GEOMETRIDAE; LAURACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LINDERA; LINDERA BENZOIN; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 33750281103     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-35.3.600     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Aide, M. T., and J. K. Zimmerman. 1990. Patterns of insect herbivory, growth, and survivorship of juveniles of a neotropical liana. Ecology 71: 1412-1421.
2. Aizen, M. A., and W. A. Patterson. 1995. Leaf phenology and herbivory along a temperature gradient: a spatial test of the phenological window hypothesis. J. Veg. Sci. 6: 543-550.
3. Ayres, M. P., and M. J. Lombardero. 2000. Assessing the consequences of climate change for forest herbivore and pathogens. Sci. Tot. Environ. 262: 263-286.
4. Bonser, S. P., and R. J. Reader. 1995. Plant competition and herbivory in relation to vegetation biomass. Ecology 76: 2176-2183.
5. Braun, E. L. 1950. Deciduous forests of eastern North America. The Free Press, New York.
6. Coley, P. D. 1983. Herbivory and defensive characteristics of tree species in a lowland tropical forest. Ecol. Monogr. 53: 209-233.
7. Crone, E. E., and C. G. Jones. 1999. The dynamics of carbon-nutrient balance: effects of cottonwood acclimation to short and long-term shade on beetle feeding preferences. J. Chem. Ecol. 25: 635-659.
8. Dudt, J. F., and D. J. Shure. 1994. The influence of light and nutrients on foliar phenolics and insect herbivory. Ecology 75: 86-98.
9. 2 and temperature on oak leaf palatability and the implications for herbivorous insects. Global Change Biol. 4: 55-61.
10. Field, C., and H. A. Mooney. 1983. Leaf age and seasonal effects on light, water, and nitrogen use efficiency in a California shrub. Oecologia (Berl.) 56: 348-355.
11. Fortin, M., and Y. Mauffette. 2001. Forest edge effects on the biological performance of the forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in sugar maple stands. Ecoscience 8: 164-172.
12. Fraser, L. H., and J. P. Grime. 1998. Top-down control and its effect on the biomass and composition of three grasses at high and low soil fertility in outdoor microcosms. Oecologia (Berl.) 113: 239-246.
13. Gavloski, J. E., and R. J. Lamb. 2000. Specific impacts of herbivores: comparing diverse insect species on young plants. Environ. Entomol. 29: 1258-1267.
14. Henriksson, J., E. Haukioja, V. Ossipov, S. Ossipova, S. Sillanpaa, L. Kapari, and K. Pihlaja. 2003. Effects of host shading on consumption and growth of the geometrid Epirrita autumnata: interactive roles of water, primary and secondary compounds. Oikos 103: 3-16.
15. Jansen, P. T., and N. E. Stamp. 1997. Effects of light availability on host plant chemistry and the consequences for behavior and growth of an insect herbivore. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 82: 319-326.
16. Kessler, A., and I. T. Baldwin. 2001. Defensive function of herbivore-induced plant volatile emissions in nature. Science 16: 2141-2144.
17. Kingsolver, J. G., and H. A. Woods. 1997. Thermal sensitivity of growth and feeding in Manduca sexta caterpillars. Physiol. Zoo. 70: 631-638.
18. Knapp, R., and T. M. Casey. 1986. Thermal ecology, behavior and growth of gypsy moth and eastern tent caterpillars. Ecology 67: 598-608.
19. 2 and temperature on the secondary chemistry of Betula pendula seedlings. Trees Struct. Funct. 6: 378-384.
20. Larson, S., A. Wiren, L. Lundgren, and T. Ericsson. 1986. Effects of light and nutrient stress on leaf phenolic chemistry in Salix dasclados and susceptibility to Galerucella lineola. Oikos 47: 205-210.
21. Levesque, K. R., M. Fortin, and Y. Mauffette. 2002. Temperature and food quality effects on growth, consumption, and post-ingestive utilization efficiencies of the forest tent caterpillar Malacosoma disstria (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Bull. Entomol. Res. 92: 127-136.
22. Lincoln, D. E., and H. A. Mooney. 1984. Herbivory on Diplacus aurantiacus shrubs in the sun and shade. Oecologia (Berl.) 64: 173-176.
23. Lindroth, R. L., P. B. Reich, M. G. Tjoelker, J. C. Volin, and J. Olesyn. 1993. Light environment alters response to ozone stress in seedlings of Acer saccharum Marsh, and hybrid Populus LIII: consequences for performance of gypsy moth. New Phytol. 124: 647-651.
24. Louda, S. M., and J. E. Rodman. 1983. Concentration of glucosinolates in relation to habitat and insect herbivory for the native crucifer Cardamine conlifolia. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 11: 199-207.
25. Louda, S. M., and J. E. Rodman. 1996. Insect herbivory as a major factor in the shade distribution of a native crucifer (Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray, bittercress). J. Ecol. 84: 229-237.
26. Mattson, W. J. 1980. Herbivory in relation to plant nitrogen. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 11: 119-161.
27. Mazía, N., T. Kitzberger, and E. J. Chaneton. 2004. Interannual changes in folivory and bird insectivory along a natural productivity gradient in northern Patagonian forests. Ecography 27: 29-32.
28. Mole, S., and Waterman, P. G. 1988. Light-induced variation in phenolic levels in foliage of rain-forests plants. II. Potential significance to herbivores. J. Chem. Ecol. 14: 23-34.
29. Nichols-Orians, C. M. 1991. The effects of light on foliar chemistry, growth and susceptibility of seedlings of a canopy tree to an attine ant. Oecologia (Berl.) 86: 552-560.
30. Niesenbaum, R. A. 1992. The effects of light environment on herbivory and growth in the dioecious shrub Lindera benzoin (Lauraceae). Am. Midl. Nat. 128: 270-275.
31. Niesenbaum, R. A. 1996. Linking herbivory and pollination: defoliation and selective fruit abortion in Lindera benzoin. Ecology 77: 2324-2331.
32. Penuelas, J., and J. Lluisá. 2003. BVOCs: plant defense against climate warming? Trends Plant Sci. 3: 105-109.
33. Sagers, C. L., and P. D. Coley. 1995. Benefits and costs of defense in a neotropical shrub. Ecology 76: 1835-1843.
34. Scriber, J. M., and R. C. Lederhouse. 1983. Temperature as a factor in the development and feeding ecology of tiger swallowtail caterpillars, Papilio glaucus (Lepidoptera). Oikos. 40: 95-102.
35. Scriber, J. M., and F. Slansky. 1981. The nutritional ecology of immature insects. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 26: 183-211.
36. Sherman, P. W., and W. B. Watt. 1973. The thermal ecology of some Colias butterfly larvae. J. Comp. Physiol. 3: 25-40.
37. Shure, D. J., and L. A. Wilson. 1993. Patch-size effects on plant phenolics in successional openings of the Southern Appalachians. Ecology 74: 55-67.
38. Stamp, N. E., and M. D. Bowers. 1994a. Effect of temperature and leaf age on growth versus moulting time of a generalist caterpillar fed plantain (Plantago lanceolata). Ecol. Entomol. 19: 199-206.
39. Stamp, N. E., and M. D. Bowers. 1994b. Effects of cages, plant age and mechanical clipping on plantain chemistry. Oecologia (Berl.) 99: 66-71.
40. Strauss, S. Y., and A. A. Agrawal. 1999. The ecology and evolution of plant tolerance to herbivory. Trends Ecol. Evol. 14: 179-185.
41. van Loon, J.J.A., J. Casas, and S. Pincebourde. 2005. Nutritional ecology of insect-plant interactions: persistent handicaps and the need for innovative approaches. Oikos 108: 194-201.
42. Warren, J. M., J. H. Bassman, and S. Eigenbrode. 2002. Leaf chemical changes induced in Populus trichocarpa by enhanced UV-B radiation and concomitant effects on herbivory by Chrysomela scripta (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Tree Phys. 22: 1137-1146.
43. Yang, Y., and N. E. Stamp. 1996. Simultaneous effects of temperature and multiple allelochemicals on the performance of a Solanaceae specialist caterpillar (Manduca sexta). Ecoscience 3: 81-92.
44. Yun, J., and E. Taylor. 1986. Adaptive implications for leaf thickness for sun- and shade-grown Abutilon theophrasti. Ecology 67: 1314-1318.