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Host plant quantitative trait loci affect specific behavioral sequences in oviposition by a stem-mining insect.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jan 2017
Varella Andrea C, Weaver David K, Peterson Robert K D, Sherman Jamie D, Hofland Megan L, Blake Nancy K, Martin John M, Talbert Luther E
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KEY MESSAGE: Genetic diversity in quantitative loci associated with plant traits used by insects as cues for host selection can influence oviposition behavior and maternal choice. Host plant selection for oviposition is an important determinant of progeny performance and survival for phytophagous insects. Specific cues from the plant influence insect oviposition behavior; but, to date, no set of host plant...
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