ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Douglas-fir
;
Pseudotsuga menziesii
;
gypsy moth
;
Lymantria dispar
;
Lepidoptera
;
Lymantriidae
;
insect-host plant relations
;
phenolics
;
terpenes
;
white alder
;
Alnus rhombifolia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Individual families of gypsy moth collected from a single population exhibited different degrees of fitness when fed diets of white alder, a suitable broadleaf host, and Douglas-fir, an unsuitable conifer host. Members of families on diets of Douglas-fir had significantly lower survival, longer larval periods, lower pupal weights, and shorter pupal periods than members of the same families fed alder. Foliar nutritional quality, including nitrogen level and allelochemical composition (terpenes and phenols), was considered the key factor responsible for these differences. Growth parameters differed significantly for families within diet treatments, indicating that the genetic resources of a family did affect performance somewhat. The influence of a family's genetic resources on larval survival was most notable when larvae were under the greatest nutritional stress.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00993728
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