Flower vs. Leaf Feeding by Pieris brassicae: Glucosinolate-Rich Flower Tissues are Preferred and Sustain Higher Growth Rate
Interactions between butterflies and caterpillars in the genus Pieris and plants in the family Brassicaceae are among the best explored in the field of insect–plant biology. However, we report here for the first time that Pieris brassicae, commonly assumed to be a typical folivore, actually prefers...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2007
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2039843/ |