Extrafloral Nectaries in Aspen (Populus tremuloides): Heritable Genetic Variation and Herbivore-induced Expression | Zendy

S. C. Wooley | Zendy; James Donaldson | Zendy; A. C. Gusse | Zendy; R. L. Lindroth | Zendy; Michael T. Stevens | Zendy

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Extrafloral Nectaries in Aspen (Populus tremuloides): Heritable Genetic Variation and Herbivore-induced Expression

Author(s) -

S. C. Wooley,

James Donaldson,

A. C. Gusse,

R. L. Lindroth,

Michael T. Stevens

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcm220

Subject(s) - biology , nectar , herbivore , heritability , arthropod , botany , predation , salicaceae , ecology , woody plant , evolutionary biology , pollen

A wide variety of plants produce extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) that are visited by predatory arthropods. But very few studies have investigated the relationship between plant genetic variation and EFNs. The presence of foliar EFNs is highly variable among different aspen (Populus tremuloides) genotypes and the EFNs are visited by parasitic wasps and predatory flies. The aim here was to determine the heritability of EFNs among aspen genotypes and age classes, possible trade-offs between direct and indirect defences, EFN induction following herbivory, and the relationship between EFNs and predatory insects.

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