Plant responses to butterfly oviposition partly explain preference-performance relationships on different brassicaceous species
E. Griese, A. Pineda, F. G. Pashalidou, E. Pizarro Iradi, M. Hilker, M. Dicke, N. E. Fatouros
This study supports the preference-performance hypothesis by showing that butterfly larvae gain more weight on plants with higher egg numbers, despite lower egg survival on plants with necrotic responses.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2019Ecology