Herbivore-induced plant volatiles mediate host selection by a root herbivore

New Phytologist

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1061-1069

  Robert, Christelle A M ^a   Erb, Matthias ^a,b   Duployer, Marianne ^a   Zwahlen, Claudia ^a   Doyen, Gwladys R ^a   Turlings, Ted C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; Herbivore induced plant volatiles; Host plant selection; Optimal foraging; Root herbivore

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BEETLE; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CONSPECIFIC; ETHYLENE; HERBIVORE; HOST PLANT; HOST SELECTION; LARVA; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; ROOT; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BEETLE; FEMALE; HERBIVORY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; ETHYLENES; FEMALE; HERBIVORY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LARVA; PLANT ROOTS; SESQUITERPENES; SPODOPTERA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ZEA MAYS;

COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 84860452225     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04127.x     Document Type: Article

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