Behavioural response to an unsuitable host plant in the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.)

• Authors: J. Lazarevic , V. Peric-Mataruga , Z. Prolic , N. Tucic
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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To assess local differentiation in host preference, a two-choice test was performed on firstinstar gypsy moth larvae originating from an oak and locust-tree forest. More than 40 generations feeding on locust-tree leaves, rich in alkaloids, led to non-efficient discrimination of host leaves in larvae from a locust-tree forest. Possible causes of observed population differences are discussed in the present paper.

Keywords

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GYPSY MOTH; HOST PLANT; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; QUERCUS; ROBINIA

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 2003
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 129-131

Contributors

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J. Lazarevic

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V. Peric-Mataruga

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Z. Prolic

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N. Tucic

• Document Type: SHORT REPORT
• Publication order reference: J. Lazarevic, Institute for Biological Research, 29 Novembra 142, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia