Experimental infection of plants with an herbivore-associated bacterial endosymbiont influences herbivore host selection behavior.

Although bacterial endosymbioses are common among phloeophagous herbivores, little is known regarding the effects of symbionts on herbivore host selection and population dynamics. We tested the hypothesis that plant selection and reproductive performance by a phloem-feeding herbivore (potato psyllid...

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Main Authors: Thomas Seth Davis, David R Horton, Joseph E Munyaneza, Peter J Landolt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498155?pdf=render