5 - Sensory Mechanisms Of Host Plant Recognition

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reaction chain

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each step dependent on outcome of preceding step

Question 2

sensory modalities

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Question 3

what sensory modalities do insects use to find/eval suitability of potential plant host?

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Question 4

sensilla

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Question 5

olfactory

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sense of smell

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gustatory

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sense of taste?

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how do olfactory and gustatory sensilla differ in structure?

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Question 8

where are sensory adapters located?

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Question 9

sensory adapters

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Question 10

Why isn’t the cabbage butterfly attracted to an oak tree?

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Question 11

role of odorant binding proteins in host recognition?

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Question 12

basic idea of ‘labelled line model’ of sensory processing

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Question 13

Lock and Key model

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attempt to explain broader range of plants accepted by generalists vs specialists…

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Lock and Key model’s central question

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Do generalists’ brains have a broader neurological ‘lock’ that can be opened with more diverse plant cues (‘keys’)?

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Rolling Fulcrum model

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models host plant acceptance or rejection

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Hierarchy Threshold model

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Question 17

Why do female butterflies ‘drum’ with forelegs when investigating plants for egg-laying?

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Question 18

Can understanding of insect host-finding behavior have practical applications in pest management?

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Question 19

anemotaxis

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Question 20

maxillary styloconica

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(of caterpillars)

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Dethier

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Question 22

Bernays

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