Finding the right one : Host-plant choice and its transgenerational influence on behaviour and life-history traits in Spodoptera littoralis
Axel Rösvik
Abstract:Herbivorous insects have an intricate relationship with their host plants, which they use as food, oviposition substrate, as well as a rendezvous site for mating. For generalist herbivorous insects that have a wide host range, finding a suitable host plant in a complex environment is of great importance for their offspring’s development and survival. Most herbivorous insects use olfactory cues for host-plant location, where changes in odour profiles of plants due to extrinsic factors from both biotic and abiot… Show more
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