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Differential herbivory of the specialist beetle Stolas punicea on chemical phenotypes of its host Mikania micrantha

2015; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09583157.2015.1118436

1360-0478

Ángel E. Bravo-Monzón, Eunice Ríos-Vásquez, Guillermo Delgado, Francisco J. Espinosa‐García,

Plant and animal studies

We assessed the preference of two populations of the specialist beetle Stolas punicea, on plants from three phytochemically differentiated geographical mosaics of the American weed Mikania micrantha. Our results show a significant geographic variation in host preference in S. punicea that could affect its success as a biocontrol agent.