Sequestration of Defenses against Predators Drives Specialized Host Plant Associations in Preadapted Milkweed Bugs (Heteroptera: Lygaeinae)

Petschenka, G; Halitschke, R; Zust, T; Roth, A; Stiehler, S; Tenbusch, L; Hartwig, C; Gamez, JFM; Trusch, R; Deckert, J; Chalusova, K; Vilcinskas, A; Exnerova, A

Petschenka, G (通讯作者),Univ Hohenheim, Inst Phytomedicine, Dept Appl Entomol, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.

AMERICAN NATURALIST, 2022; 199 (6): E211

Abstract

Host plant specialization across herbivorous insects varies dramatically, but while the molecular mechanisms of host plant adaptations are increasingl......

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