Larval experience induces adult aversion to rearing host plants: A novel behaviour contrary to Hopkins' host selection principle

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-211

  Mader, Brian J ^a,b   Daoust, Simon P ^c   Cardinal Aucoin, Michael ^d   Bauce, Eric ^e   Despland, Emma ^b  

^a DAWSON COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Hopkins' host selection principle; Host resistance; Oviposition behaviour; Spruce budworm; White spruce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLIAGE; HOST PLANT; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST SELECTION; INSECT; LARVA; LEARNING; OVIPOSITION; PEST RESISTANCE;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 84861515165     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2012.01357.x     Document Type: Article

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