A sensitive period for larval gustatory learning influences subsequent oviposition choice by the cabbage looper moth

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 247-251

  Shikano, Ikkei ^a   Isman, Murray B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cabbage looper; gustatory memory; habituation; Hopkins' host selection principle; long term memory; nonassociative learning; oviposition deterrence; sensitive period; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; HABITUATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MEMORY; MOTH; OVIPOSITION; PUPATION;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HOODIA GORDONII; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 57449085306     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.08.033     Document Type: Article

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