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Genetic differentiation between resistance phenotypes in the phytophagous flea beetle, Phyllotreta nemorum.
Journal of insect science (Online) - 1 Jan 2009
de Jong Peter W, Breuker Casper J, Vos Helene de, Vermeer Kim M C A, Oku Keiko, Verbaarschot Patrick, Nielsen Jens Kvist, Brakefield Paul M
Abstract excerpt
The flea beetle Phyllotreta nemorum L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is genetically polymorphic for resistance against the defences of one of its host plants, Barbarea vulgaris R.Br. (Brassicales: Brassicaceae). Whereas resistant flea beetles are able to use B. vulgaris as well as other cruciferous...
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