Essays about: "Sophie Chattington"

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  1. 1. Effect of diet and density on larval immune response and larval and adult host-preference in Spodoptera littoralis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Sophie Chattington; [2015]
    Keywords : artificial encapsulation; Egyptian cotton leafworm; immune response; innate preference hierarchy; larval density; larval development; larval memory; oviposition choice; phenoloxidase; Spodoptera littoralis; Y-tube;

    Abstract : Polyphagy presents difficulties to an insect, especially in terms of host choice. The adult insect must choose from a large number of possible host plant species, something which is considered to require extensive neural capacity to process. READ MORE