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A General Model for Host Plant Selection in Phytophagous Insects by STUART A. WEST; J. PAUL CUNNINGHAM is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A General Model for Host Plant Selection in Phytophagous Insects about?
We develop a general theoretical framework for exploring the host plant selection behaviour of herbivorous insects. This model can be used to address a number of questions, including the evolution of specialists, generalists, preference hierarchies, and learning. We use our model to: (i) demonstrate the consequences of the extent to which the reproductive success of a foraging female is limited by the rate at which they "nd host plants (host limitation) or the number of eggs they carry (egg limitation); (ii) emphasize the di!erent consequences of variation in behaviour before and after landing on (locating) a host (termed pre-and post-alighting, respectively); (iii) show that, in contrast to previous predictions, learning can be favoured in post-alighting behaviour\*in particular, individuals can be selected to concentrate oviposition on an abundant low-quality host, whilst ignoring a rare higher-quality host; (iv) emphasize the importance of interactions between mechanisms in favouring specialization or learning.
Who reads A General Model for Host Plant Selection in Phytophagous Insects?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- STUART A. WEST; J. PAUL CUNNINGHAM
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0022-5193)
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)