Host recognition by the tobacco hornworm is mediated by a host plant compound

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 411; no. 6834; pp. 186 - 189
• Main Authors: del Campo, Marta L, Miles, Carol I, Schroeder, Frank C, Mueller, Caroline, Booker, Ronald, Renwick, J. Alan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing 10.05.2001; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal behavior; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Factors - chemistry; Biological Factors - isolation & purification; Biological Factors - pharmacology; Biological Factors - physiology; Cell Extracts - chemistry; Chemicals; Electrophysiology; Food; Food Preferences - drug effects; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glycosides - chemistry; Glycosides - isolation & purification; Glycosides - pharmacology; Glycosides - physiology; Host-Parasite Interactions - drug effects; Larva - anatomy & histology; Larva - drug effects; Larva - physiology; Lycopersicon esculentum - parasitology; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Manduca - anatomy & histology; Manduca - drug effects; Manduca - physiology; Manduca sexta; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Plant Leaves - parasitology; Protozoa. Invertebrata; Solanum tuberosum - chemistry; Solanum tuberosum - parasitology; Species Specificity; Sphingidae; Starvation; Steroids - chemistry; Steroids - isolation & purification; Steroids - pharmacology; Steroids - physiology; Tobacco; Worms; Steroid; Insecta; Host specificity; Electrophysiology; Plant leaf; Sphingidae; Host plant selection; Feeding preference; Pest; Larva; Animal plant relation; Arthropoda; Lepidoptera; Manduca sexta; Glycoside; Invertebrata

It is generally believed that animals make decisions about the selection of mates, kin or food on the basis of pre-constructed recognition templates. These templates can be innate or acquired through experience. An example of an acquired template is the feeding preference exhibited by larvae of the...