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Quantitative genetics of preference and performance on chickpeas in the noctuid moth, Helicoverpa armigera.
Heredity - 1 May 2006
Cotter S C, Edwards O R
Abstract excerpt
If a novel, resistant host-plant genotype arises in the environment, insect populations utilising that host must be able to overcome that resistance in order that they can maintain their ability to feed on that host. The ability to evolve resistance to host-plant defences depends upon additive genetic variation in larval performance and adult host-choice preference. To investigate the potential of a generalist...
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