Behavioural response to an unsuitable host plant in the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.).
To assess local differentiation in host preference, a two-choice test was performed on first-instar gypsy moth larvae originating from an oak and locust-tree forest. More than 40 generations feeding on locust-tree leaves, rich in alkaloids, led to non-efficient discrimination of host leaves in larvae from a locust-tree forest. Possible causes of observed population differences are discussed in the present paper.
Lazarević
Jelica
J
Institute for Biological Research, 29 Novembra 142, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia. jellaz@ibiss.bg.ac.yu
Perić-Mataruga
Vesna
V
Prolić
Zlatko
Z
Tucić
Nikola
N
D000045:Acacia / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D007814:Larva; D009036:Moths; D010945:Plants, Edible; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D029963:Quercus / Q000737:chemistry
D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids