Plants vs. Caterpillars
Is Trypsin Inhibitor a Plant Defense Against the Larvae of the Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria)?
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Forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) are ubiquitous defoliating insects in North America. In Canada, trembling aspen is their favourite host tree, which can produce an inducible protein, trypsin inhibitor (TI), to inhibit trypsin, a major...
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Forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) are ubiquitous defoliating insects in North America. In Canada, trembling aspen is their favourite host tree, which can produce an inducible protein, trypsin inhibitor (TI), to inhibit trypsin, a major proteolytic enzyme in caterpillars\' midguts. To determine the digestion-inhibiting effect of TI on M. disstria, this study focused on the performance of second instar larvae with different levels of TI on both balanced and low protein diets. Both protein deficiency and higher levels of TI impaired the growth of caterpillars, but the impairing effect of TI only appeared on the caterpillars fed on balanced diet. This study confirmed the digestion-inhibiting function of TI as a defense of aspen against forest tent caterpillars. Also, it suggested that caterpillars were able to regulate their growth under severe protein deficiency, possibly as an adaptation to this defense.
Autoren-Porträt von Zhe Shi, Yves Gélinas, Emma Despland
Shi, ZheZhe Shi (Jessie)E-mail: jessie_zheshi@yahoo.caEDUCATIONMaster of Science, BiologyNovember 2007Concordia University, Montréal, QuébecBachelor of Science, Biotechnology 2005College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, ChinaGélinas, Yves
Zhe Shi (Jessie)E-mail: jessie_zheshi@yahoo.caEDUCATIONMaster of Science, BiologyNovember 2007Concordia University, Montréal, QuébecBachelor of Science, Biotechnology 2005College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, ChinaEmma Despland
Zhe Shi (Jessie)E-mail: jessie_zheshi@yahoo.caEDUCATIONMaster of Science, BiologyNovember 2007Concordia University, Montréal, QuébecBachelor of Science, Biotechnology 2005College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, China
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- Autoren: Zhe Shi , Yves Gélinas , Emma Despland
- 2008, 88 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 22 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
- ISBN-10: 3639034945
- ISBN-13: 9783639034943
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Englisch
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