Sequestration of plant defence compounds by insects

ISBN-13: 9786205499023 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str.

Dharani Kaliaperumal; Kandibane Muthusamy

Opis

The growth and reproduction of herbivores is constrained by both plant quality and predation by higher trophic levels. Certain herbivores have found a way out of this quandary by redirecting plant defenses against their own predators: By ingesting and accumulating plant toxins, a phenomenon referred to as sequestration, herbivores may make themselves unattractive or toxic to natural enemies.The resulting transfer of plant toxins across three trophic levels is increasingly recognized as a powerful force that shapes the distribution and abundance of plants, herbivores and predators in natural and agricultural ecosystems.

O autorze

I am Dharani pursuing a post-graduation programme in Agricultural Entomology at PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KARAIKAL U.T. of Puducherry. I completed B.sc., (Ag) degree on the same campus during 2020.