Do insect pests perform better on highly defended plants? Costs and benefits of induced detoxification defences in the aphid Sitobion avenae

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2474-2483

  Castaneda L E ^a   Figueroa, C C ^a   Nespolo, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Detoxification enzymes; Fitness cost; Genetic variation; Insect plant interaction; Phenotypic plasticity; Plant chemical defences; Standard metabolic rate; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROXAMIC ACID; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; APHID; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CYTOCHROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOST PLANT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CHILE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APHIDS; BASAL METABOLISM; CHILE; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; TRITICUM;

APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; SITOBION AVENAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77958581958     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02112.x     Document Type: Article

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