ArticleOecologia2009
Glucosinolate polymorphism in wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea) influences the structure of herbivore communities.
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- Plant domestication decreases both constitutive and induced chemical defences by direct selection against defensive traits.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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- Interactive Effects of Cabbage Aphid and Caterpillar Herbivory on Transcription of Plant Genes Associated with Phytohormonal Signalling in Wild Cabbage.Journal of chemical ecology · 2016Article
- Effects of Terpene Chemotypes of Melaleuca alternifolia on Two Specialist Leaf Beetles and Susceptibility to Myrtle Rust.Journal of chemical ecology · 2015Article
- Interactions Between a Belowground Herbivore and Primary and Secondary Root Metabolites in Wild Cabbage.Journal of chemical ecology · 2015Article
- Leaf Colour as a Signal of Chemical Defence to Insect Herbivores in Wild Cabbage (Brassica oleracea).PloS one · 2015Article
- In vitro activity of glucosinolates and their degradation products against brassica-pathogenic bacteria and fungi.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2015Article
- Intra-specific variation in wild Brassica oleracea for aphid-induced plant responses and consequences for caterpillar-parasitoid interactions.Oecologia · 2014Article
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Abstract
Natural plant populations often show substantial heritable variation in chemical structure of secondary metabolites. Despite a great deal of evidence from laboratory studies that these chemicals influence herbivore behaviour and life history, there exists little evidence for the structuring of natural herbivore communities according to plant chemical profiles. Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae) produces aliphatic glucosinolates, which break down into toxins when leaf tissue is damaged. Structural diversity in these glucosinolates is heritable, and varies considerably at two ecological scales in the UK: both within and between populations. We surveyed herbivore attack on plants producing different glucosinolates, using 12 natural B. oleracea populations. In contrast to the results of previous studies in this system, which suffered low statistical power, we found significant differential responses of herbivore species to heritable glucosinolates, both within and between plant populations. We found significant correlations between herbivore infestation rates and the presence or absence of two heritable glucosinolates: sinigrin and progoitrin. There was variation between herbivore species in the direction of response, the ecological scale at which responses were identified, and the correlations for some herbivore species changed at different times of the year. We conclude that variation in plant secondary metabolites can structure the community of herbivores that attack them, and propose that herbivore-mediated differential selection deserves further investigation as a mechanism maintaining the observed diversity of glucosinolates in wild Brassica.
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