ausblenden:
Schlagwörter:
food quality; Geocoris pallens; hornworm; Lepidoptera; Manduca
quinquemaculata.; Nicotiana attenuata; oviposition; predation;
Sphingidae; top-down control
Host nicotiana-attenuata; sexta lepidoptera; molecular-
interactions; cotesia-congregata; polyphenol oxidase; defense;
sphingidae; responses; herbivore; growth
Zusammenfassung:
To examine the hypothesis that intra-plant oviposition preferences of Manduca quinquemaculata on Nicotiana attenuata optimize predation risk and nutritional needs of developing larvae and eggs, we measured oviposition behavior of adults and larval morta
