Oviposition strategies in Pieridae butterflies and the role of an egg‐killing plant trait therein

Abstract Most herbivorous insects are host‐plant specialists that evolved detoxification mechanisms to overcome their host plant's toxins. In the evolutionary arms‐races between Pieridae butterflies and Brassicaceae plants, some plant species have evolved another defence against the pierids: eg...

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Main Authors: Dorette H. Peters, Liana O. Greenberg, Nina E. Fatouros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11697