Behavioural and physiological plasticity of gypsy moth larvae to host plant switching
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eea.12388" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eea.12388</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eea.12388" target="_blank" >10.1111/eea.12388</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Behavioural and physiological plasticity of gypsy moth larvae to host plant switching
Original language description
Larvae of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L., a generalist species, frequently encounter spatial and temporal variations in diet quality. Such variation favoured the evolution of high behavioural and physiological plasticity which, depending on forest stand composition, enables more or less successful exploitation of the environment. Even in mixed oak stands, may provoke significant variation in gypsy moth performance and, consequently, defoliation severity. To elucidate the insufficiently explored relationship between gypsy moth and oaks (Fagaceae), we carried out reciprocal switches between Turkey oaks (Quercus cerris L.) and less nutritious Hungarian oaks (Quercus frainetto Ten.) (TH and HT groups), under controlled laboratory conditions, and compared larval performance between the switched larvae and larvae continuously fed on either Turkey oak (TT) or Hungarian oak (HH). We found that larval traits were most strongly affected by among-tree variation in oak quality and identity of the host consumed during the fourth instar. Switching from Turkey to Hungarian oak (TH) led to a longer period of feeding, decrease of mass gain, growth, and consumption rate, lower efficiency of food use and nutrient conversion, and increase of protease and amylase activities. Larvae exposed to the reverse switch (HT) attained values of these traits characteristic for TT larvae. It appeared that the lower growth in the TH group than in the TT group was caused by both behavioural (consumption, pre-ingestive) and metabolic (post-digestive) effects from consuming oaks. Multivariate analyses of growth, consumption, and efficiency of food use revealed that early diet experience influenced the sensitivity of themost examined traits to less suitableHungarian oaks, suggesting the development of behavioural and physiological adjustments. Our results indicate that lower risks of defoliation by gypsy mothmight be expected inmixed stands with a higher proportion of Hungarian oak.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GK - Forestry
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EE2.3.30.0017" target="_blank" >EE2.3.30.0017: Postdocs in Biological Sciences at MENDELU</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
ISSN
0013-8703
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
158
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
152-162
UT code for WoS article
000369979400005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84955657781