RELATION OF SPODOPTERA-ERIDANIA CHOICE TO TANNINS AND PROTEIN OF LOTUS-CORNICULATUS

被引:11
作者
BRIGGS, MA [1 ]
机构
[1] PENN STATE UNIV,PESTICIDE RES LAB,UNIVERSITY PK,PA 16802
关键词
Condensed tannins; Lepidoptera; Lotus corniculatus; Noctuidae; plant-insect interaction; protein; Spodoptera eridania;
D O I
10.1007/BF01014089
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Plant secondary compounds such as tannins may influence herbivore choice. To determine if herbivory was influenced by tannin concentration, Spodoptera eridania larvae were given a choice of Lotus corniculatus plants whose chemical profiles were altered by fertilization. Herbivores chose plants that had been grown with symbiotic nitrogen fixation as their only nitrogen source more often than fertilized plants. Choice was related to protein concentration, but not to tannin concentration. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:1557 / 1564
页数:8
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