The preference-performance hypothesis states that ovipositing phytophagous insects will select host plants that are well-suited for their offspring and avoid host plants that do not support offspring
Data for plant community composition and plant–insect interactions (herbivory and pollination) in semi-natural grasslands on edges of rice fields in Japan.Species IDs in this dataset follow the supple
Raw data of identifications of cuticular compounds found on Aetalion reticulatum and three host plants, Ficus clusiifolia , Luehea grandiflora , and Senegalia polyphylla from
The nectar of the thunder god vine, Tripterygium hypoglaucum, contains a terpenoid, triptolide (TRP), that is toxic to the sympatric Asian honey bee, Apis cerana. However, these bees will forage on, r
1. Assemblages of insect herbivores are structured by plant traits such as nutrient content, secondary metabolites, physical traits, and phenology. Many of these traits are phylogenetically conserved,