Induction by alkaloids and phenobarbital of Family 4 Cytochrome P450s in Drosophila : evidence for involvement in host plant utilization

1998 ◽  
Vol 259 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. Danielson ◽  
J. L. M. Foster ◽  
M. M. McMahill ◽  
M. K. Smith ◽  
J. C. Fogleman
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Cytochrome P450s ◽  
Plant Utilization

Host plant utilization in the comma butterfly: sources of variation and evolutionary implications

Oecologia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 99 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 132-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Janz ◽  
S�ren Nylin ◽  
Nina Wedell
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Utilization ◽  
Sources Of Variation ◽  
Comma Butterfly

scholarly journals Climate change, phenology, and butterfly host plant utilization

AMBIO ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (S1) ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Navarro-Cano ◽  
Bengt Karlsson ◽  
Diana Posledovich ◽  
Tenna Toftegaard ◽  
Christer Wiklund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Utilization

scholarly journals Variation within and betweenFrankliniellaThrips Species in Host Plant Utilization

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (41) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Baez ◽  
Stuart R. Reitz ◽  
Joseph E. Funderburk ◽  
Steve M. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Utilization

scholarly journals No fitness costs are induced by Spiroplasma infections of Aphis citricidus reared on two different host plants

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Guidolin ◽  
F. L. Cônsoli
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Aphid Species ◽  
Immune Defense ◽  
Host Immune System ◽  
Fitness Costs ◽  
Ecological Traits ◽  
Plant Utilization ◽  
High Infection

Abstract Aphids can harbor several secondary symbionts that alter important aphid-related ecological traits, such as defense against natural enemies, heat tolerance and host plant utilization. One of these secondary symbionts, Spiroplasma, is well known in Drosophila as a sex modulator and by interacting with the host immune system. However, little is known on the effects of Spiroplasma on aphids, such as its influence on the host immune defense against fungi and on host plant utilization. Aphid infections by Spiroplasma are known to be low and few aphid species were reported to be infected with this secondary symbiont, however aphids belonging to the genus Aphis in neotropical regions show high infection rates by Spiroplasma. Thus, we investigated the association of Spiroplasma with the tropical aphid Aphis citricidus through comparative biology experiments on two host plants with different nutritional value to the aphid. We demonstrate Spiroplasma induced no significant fitness costs to A. citricidus on either host plant as no changes in the fitness traits we assessed were observed. Spiroplasma infection only induced sutle changes on host longevity and fecundity. Therefore, we concluded Spiroplasma established a neutral interaction with A. citricidus under the selection pressure we tested, and argue on stress conditions that could better demonstrate the role of Spiroplasma in A. citricidus bioecology and associated costs involved.

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