Essays about: "Y-tube"
Found 3 essays containing the word Y-tube.
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1. Can alteration in host odor blends change the olfactory preferences in Spodoptera littoralis?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)Abstract : Gustatory and olfactory stimuli have been shown to induce feeding preferences in generalist phytophagous insect species. Generalists have to process a lot of information while performing host selection and it has been suggested that this may be a limitation, while it makes the host detection slower than for specialist species that process a lower amount of information. READ MORE
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2. 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 BiologyAbstract : 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
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3. Responses of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, to volatile compounds from Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection BiologyAbstract : The swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, is a serious gall-forming insect pest of most cultivated Brassicaceae such as cauliflower and cabbage. Arabidopsis thaliana, also a Brassicaceae, is a well-known model plant for which the genome is sequenced and several well-characterized mutants and transgenic genotypes are available. READ MORE