Arthropod-Plant Interactions

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Distinguishing signals and cues: bumblebees use general footprints to generate adaptive behaviour at flowers and nest

Nehal Saleh, Alan G. Scott, Gareth P. Bryning, Lars Chittka

Arthropod-Plant Interactions > 2007 > 1 > 2 > 119-127

Chemicals used in communication are divided into signals and cues. Signals are moulded by natural selection to carry specific meanings in specific contexts. Cues, on the other hand, have not been moulded by natural selection to carry specific information for intended receivers. Distinguishing between these two modes of information transfer is difficult when animals do not perform obvious secretion...

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Taste perception in honeybees: just a taste of honey?

Gabriela Brito Sanchez, João Ramalho Ortigão-Farias, Monique Gauthier, Fanglin Liu, more

Arthropod-Plant Interactions > 2007 > 1 > 2 > 69-76

The advent of the genomic era has opened new doors to understand the fundamental organization of living organisms and has therefore promoted a fertile field of comparative research that intends to identify similarities and differences between related and unrelated species at the genomic level. One of the organisms whose genome has been recently decoded is that of the honeybee Apis mellifera, enabling...

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The strength of seeds and their destruction by granivorous insects

Jonathan G. Lundgren, Kurt A. Rosentrater

Arthropod-Plant Interactions > 2007 > 1 > 2 > 93-99

The influence of seed structure and strength on their destruction by granivores is central to understanding the dynamics of granivore-plant interactions. For up to nine seed species, the effects of seed size (cm³), mass (mg), density (mg/cm³) and coat strength (MPa) on the damage inflicted by three post-dispersal granivores (Harpalus pensylvanicus, Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis, and Gryllus pennsylvanicus...

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Plant–pollinator interactions in a Mexican Acacia community

Nigel E. Raine, Alice Sharp Pierson, Graham N. Stone

Arthropod-Plant Interactions > 2007 > 1 > 2 > 101-117

Competition for pollination is thought to be an important factor structuring flowering in many plant communities, particularly among plant taxa with morphologically similar and easily accessible flowers. We examined the potential for heterospecific pollen transfer (HPT) in a community of four Acacia species in a highly seasonal tropical habitat in Mexico. Partitioning of pollen flow among sympatric...

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Insect walking techniques on thin stems

Dmytro Gladun, Stanislav N. Gorb

Arthropod-Plant Interactions > 2007 > 1 > 2 > 77-91

The attachment ability of insects on surfaces are associated not only with the micro- and nanostructure of the adhering part of an attachment device, but also with the global scale kinematics responsible for contact formation and release. In the present study, the locomotory techniques of several representatives of insects from four different orders (Orthoptera, Heteroptera, Coleoptera, and Hymenoptera),...

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Induced responses in Ipomoea hederacea: simulated mammalian herbivory induces resistance and susceptibility to insect herbivores

Anna K. Simonsen, John R. Stinchcombe

Arthropod-Plant Interactions > 2007 > 1 > 2 > 129-136

Multispecies interactions between plants and natural enemies are ubiquitous, and often lead to diffuse interactions between plants and their herbivores. Non-specific induced responses, where responses induced by one species affect other species, are one potential mechanism generating diffuse interactions. Using 57 inbred lines of the Ivyleaf morning glory, Ipomoea hederacea, in a greenhouse experiment,...

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Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Distinguishing signals and cues: bumblebees use general footprints to generate adaptive behaviour at flowers and nest

Taste perception in honeybees: just a taste of honey?

The strength of seeds and their destruction by granivorous insects

Plant–pollinator interactions in a Mexican Acacia community

Insect walking techniques on thin stems

Induced responses in Ipomoea hederacea: simulated mammalian herbivory induces resistance and susceptibility to insect herbivores

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Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Distinguishing signals and cues: bumblebees use general footprints to generate adaptive behaviour at flowers and nest

Taste perception in honeybees: just a taste of honey?

The strength of seeds and their destruction by granivorous insects

Plant–pollinator interactions in a Mexican Acacia community

Insect walking techniques on thin stems

Induced responses in Ipomoea hederacea: simulated mammalian herbivory induces resistance and susceptibility to insect herbivores

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