The scraper Acentroptera pulchella (Chrysomelidae, Hispinae) feeds on the leaves of Aechmea blanchetiana (Bromeliaceae), but not indiscriminately. This insect apparently concentrates its attack on the apical region of the intermediate leaves from the bromeliad tank. To characterise the potential influence of leaf defensive strategies on the intraspecific feeding pattern of A. pulchella on the leaves of the bromeliad A. blanchetiana, we quantified the apparent intraspecific preference of this feeding pattern; compared distinct leaves and portions in relation to morpho-physiological, mechanical, nutritional and chemical anti-herbivore strategies; and investigated whether some or all these defensive strategies help explain the observed feeding...
The amount of damage that herbivorous insects impose on plants varies as a function of plant ontogen...
There are gaps in our understanding of plant responses under different insect phytophagy modes and t...
Travers-Martin N, Müller C. Matching plant defence syndromes with performance and preference of a sp...
The scraper Acentroptera pulchella (Chrysomelidae, Hispinae) feeds on the leaves of Aechmea blanchet...
Herbivory directly impacts the fitness of attacked plants, and can modify the population and plant c...
The spittlebug Zulia entreriana was used in laboratory feeding tests te evaluate the degree of damag...
In interactions such as herbivory the consumption of plant tissue by herbivore insects promotes seve...
1. When herbivores of distinct feeding guilds, such as phloem feeders and leaf chewers, interact, th...
There are gaps in our understanding of plant responses under different insect phytophagy modes and t...
As interações entre os insetos herbívoros e as plantas foram moldadas ao longo de um extenso process...
O comportamento de escolha entre plantas pelo percevejo predador Brontocoris tabidus (Signoret) (Hem...
Herbivory is the basal link among the trophic chains and therefore has great importance in the energ...
Background: Plants are hotbeds for parasites such as arthropod herbivores, which acquire nutrients a...
Variations in specific foliar mass and water content, nitrogen, soluble carbohydrates and tannins we...
Host plant feeding preference is important basic information for the development of insect managemen...
The amount of damage that herbivorous insects impose on plants varies as a function of plant ontogen...
There are gaps in our understanding of plant responses under different insect phytophagy modes and t...
Travers-Martin N, Müller C. Matching plant defence syndromes with performance and preference of a sp...
The scraper Acentroptera pulchella (Chrysomelidae, Hispinae) feeds on the leaves of Aechmea blanchet...
Herbivory directly impacts the fitness of attacked plants, and can modify the population and plant c...
The spittlebug Zulia entreriana was used in laboratory feeding tests te evaluate the degree of damag...
In interactions such as herbivory the consumption of plant tissue by herbivore insects promotes seve...
1. When herbivores of distinct feeding guilds, such as phloem feeders and leaf chewers, interact, th...
There are gaps in our understanding of plant responses under different insect phytophagy modes and t...
As interações entre os insetos herbívoros e as plantas foram moldadas ao longo de um extenso process...
O comportamento de escolha entre plantas pelo percevejo predador Brontocoris tabidus (Signoret) (Hem...
Herbivory is the basal link among the trophic chains and therefore has great importance in the energ...
Background: Plants are hotbeds for parasites such as arthropod herbivores, which acquire nutrients a...
Variations in specific foliar mass and water content, nitrogen, soluble carbohydrates and tannins we...
Host plant feeding preference is important basic information for the development of insect managemen...
The amount of damage that herbivorous insects impose on plants varies as a function of plant ontogen...
There are gaps in our understanding of plant responses under different insect phytophagy modes and t...
Travers-Martin N, Müller C. Matching plant defence syndromes with performance and preference of a sp...