Variability in the behavioural responses of three generalist herbivores to the most abundant coumarin in Daphne laureola leaves

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-83

  Alonso, Conchita ^a   García, Isabel M ^a   Zapata, Nelson ^b   Pérez, Ricardo ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CSIC JA USE Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas Isla de la Cartuja CICIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical defences; Diffuse coevolution; Feeding behaviour; Generalist host range; Lepidoptera; Noctua janthe; Noctuidae; Plant herbivore interactions; Pseudenargia ulicis; Spodoptera littoralis; Spurge laurel

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COEVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; MOTH; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

DAPHNE; DAPHNE LAUREOLA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; THYMELAEACEAE;

EID: 67650267736     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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