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1. Full Text Shifts in species richness, herbivore specialization, and plant resistance along elevation gradients
by Pellissier, Loïc and Fiedler, Konrad and Ndribe, Charlotte and Dubuis, Anne and Pradervand, Jean-Nicolas and Guisan, Antoine and Rasmann, Sergio
Ecology and Evolution, ISSN 2045-7758, 2012, Volume 2, Issue 8, pp. 1818 - 1825
Environmental gradients have been postulated to generate patterns of diversity and diet specialization, in which more stable environments, such as tropical... 
Generalist herbivores | Polyphagy | Plant-herbivore interaction | Diet breadth | Host plant | Plant resistance | Phylogenetic ecology | Specialist herbivores | HOST-SPECIFICITY | generalist herbivores | phylogenetic ecology | polyphagy | host plant | plant resistance | specialist herbivores | TEMPERATE | FOLIAR CHEMISTRY | SUITABILITY | TROPICAL FORESTS | COMMUNITY | plant-herbivore interaction | BUTTERFLIES | INSECTS | ECOLOGY | DIVERSITY | LEPIDOPTERA | Taxonomy | Phylogeny | Biodiversity | Defense | Butterflies | Biological diversity | Studies | Specialization | Hypotheses | Elevation | Plant diversity | Diet | Host plants | Tropical environment | Alpine regions | Phylogenetics | Butterflies & moths | Tropical environments | Herbivores | Species richness | Environmental gradient | Original Research | plant–herbivore interaction
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2. Full Text Manipulation of natal host modifies adult reproductive behaviour in the butterfly Heliconius charithonia
by Kemp, Darrell J
Proceedings. Biological sciences, ISSN 0962-8452, 09/2019, Volume 286, Issue 1910, p. 20191225
Advances in understanding non-genetic inheritance have prompted broader interest in environmental effects. One way in which such effects may influence... 
RACES | polyphagy | inducible preference | Hopkins' host selection principle | phenotypic plasticity | INDUCTION | heliconiine | CHOICE | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | EVOLUTION | BIOLOGY | OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR | PLANTS | ECOLOGY | EXPERIENCE | SELECTION | PREFERENCE | CUES
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3. Full Text Differential aphid toxicity to ladybeetles is not a function of host plant or facultative bacterial symbionts
by White, Jennifer A and McCord, Joshua S and Jackson, Kelly A and Dehnel, Allison C and Lenhart, Paul A and Biere, Arjen
Functional Ecology, ISSN 0269-8463, 02/2017, Volume 31, Issue 2, pp. 334 - 339
Herbivores often defend themselves from predation by transmitting toxic plant‐produced chemicals to their enemies. Polyphagous herbivores sometimes exhibit... 
facultative bacterial symbionts | defence | polyphagy | sequestration | PATHOGEN | POPULATIONS | CRACCIVORA | GENETIC-VARIATION | PARASITISM | EVOLUTION | HERBIVORE | RESISTANCE | CHEMISTRY | ECOLOGY | Locusts | Aphididae | Beetles | Ladybirds | Plants | Insects | Toxicity | Herbivores
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4. Full Text The draft genome of whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1, a global crop pest, provides novel insights into virus transmission, host adaptation, and insecticide resistance
by Chen, Wenbo and Hasegawa, Daniel K and Kaur, Navneet and Kliot, Adi and Pinheiro, Patricia Valle and Luan, Junbo and Stensmyr, Marcus C and Zheng, Yi and Liu, Wenli and Sun, Honghe and Xu, Yimin and Luo, Yuan and Kruse, Angela and Yang, Xiaowei and Kontsedalov, Svetlana and Lebedev, Galina and Fisher, Tonja W and Nelson, David R and Hunter, Wayne B and Brown, Judith K and Jander, Georg and Cilia, Michelle and Douglas, Angela E and Ghanim, Murad and Simmons, Alvin M and Wintermantel, William M and Ling, Kai-Shu and Fei, Zhangjun and Functional zoology and Funktionell zoologi and Lund University and Lunds universitet
BMC Biology, ISSN 1741-7007, 12/2016, Volume 14, Issue 1, p. 110
Background: The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is among the 100 worst invasive species in the world. As one of the most important crop pests... 
Draft genome | Insecticide resistance | Virus transmission | Polyphagy | Bemisia tabaci | Whitefly | ALEYRODIDAE | PROTEIN | TRANSCRIPTOME | DE-NOVO IDENTIFICATION | ALIGNMENT | ANNOTATION | FAMILIES | SEQUENCE | BIOLOGY | HORIZONTAL GENE-TRANSFER | EXPRESSION | Hemiptera - drug effects | Animals | Hemiptera - genetics | Genome, Insect - genetics | Insect Proteins - genetics | Insecticide Resistance - genetics | Insecticide Resistance - physiology | Plant Viruses - pathogenicity | Insect Proteins - metabolism | Control | Distribution | Physiological aspects | Virus diseases of plants | Genetic aspects | Aleyrodidae | Pesticide resistance | Research | Plant viruses | Risk factors | Biology | Biological Sciences | Jordbruksvetenskap | Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske | Agricultural Sciences | Genetik | Agricultural Science, Forestry and Fisheries | Naturvetenskap | Agricultural Science | Genetics | Biologi | Lantbruksvetenskap och veterinärmedicin | Natural Sciences
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5. Full Text Review of historical outbreaks of the nun moth (Lymantria monacha) with respect to host tree species
by Nakládal, O and Brinkeová, H
Journal of Forest Science, ISSN 1212-4834, 2015, Volume 61, Issue 1, pp. 18 - 26
Conifers | Defoliation intensity | Czech Republic | Spatial distribution | Polyphagy | Broadleaves
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6. Full Text Immature stages of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): host plants, tending ants, natural enemies and morphology
by Kaminski, Lucas A and Rodrigues, Daniela and Freitas, André V. L
Journal of Natural History, ISSN 0022-2933, 03/2012, Volume 46, Issue 11-12, pp. 645 - 667
Natural history and immature stage morphology of the facultative myrmecophilous butterfly Parrhasius polibetes (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) are described... 
Eumaeini | parasitoids, polyphagy | symbiosis | florivory | Florivory | Parasitoids | Symbiosis | Polyphagy | MUTUALISMS | TREEHOPPER | EVOLUTION | ZOOLOGY | BUTTERFLIES | EXTRAFLORAL NECTARIES | ECOLOGY | SELECTION | BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION | NEOTROPICAL SAVANNA | ASSOCIATION | RIODINIDAE | THECLINAE
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7. Full Text Phylogeography of the Recent Expansion of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South America and the Caribbean Basin
by Tembrock, LR and Timm, AE and Zink, FA and Gilligan, TM
ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, ISSN 0013-8746, 07/2019, Volume 112, Issue 4, pp. 388 - 401
The Old World bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner), is one of the most destructive agricultural pests worldwide. It was first recorded in Brazil in 2013,... 
MIGRATION | BOLLWORM | polyphagy | MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA | INFERENCE | GENE FLOW | ENTOMOLOGY | invasive species | SOFTWARE | Old World bollworm | POPULATION-GENETICS | agricultural pest | HELIOTHINE LEPIDOPTERA | long-distance dispersal | DIAPAUSE | HUBNER LEPIDOPTERA
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8. Full Text Understanding Heliothine (Lepidoptera: Heliothinae) Pests: What is a Host Plant?
by John Paul Cunningham and Myron P. Zalucki
Journal of Economic Entomology, ISSN 0022-0493, 2014, Volume 107, Issue 3, pp. 881 - 896
ABSTRACT Heliothine moths (Lepidoptera: Heliothinae) include some of the world's most devastating pest species. Whereas the majority of nonpest heliothinae... 
host relation | volatile | pest management | polyphagy | Polyphagy | MOTHS LEPIDOPTERA | ENTOMOLOGY | PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS | PUNCTIGERA WALLENGREN LEPIDOPTERA | GENERALIST HERBIVORE | AUSTRALIAN HELICOVERPA-ARMIGERA | LARVAL PERFORMANCE | OVIPOSITION PREFERENCE | VOLATILE-BASED ATTRACTICIDE | COTTON BOLLWORM | ARMIGERA HUBNER LEPIDOPTERA | Learning | Moths - genetics | Food Chain | Food Preferences | Animals | Insect Control | Species Specificity | Moths - physiology | Larva - physiology | Smell | Larvae | Crops | Knowledge base | Pests | Moths | Eggs | Odors | Insects | Host plants | Olfaction | Herbivores | Odor | Species | Anomalies
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9. Full Text Host plant effects on Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) nymphal development and survivorship
by Acebes-Doria, Angelita L and Leskey, Tracy C and Bergh, J. Christopher
Environmental Entomology, ISSN 0046-225X, 06/2016, Volume 45, Issue 3, pp. 663 - 670
Halyomorpha halys (Stal) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a highly polyphagous invasive species and an important pest of orchard crops in the United States. In the... 
Brown marmorated stink bug | Mixed diet | Host plant suitability | Nymph | Polyphagy | WILD HOSTS | STAL HETEROPTERA | polyphagy | BEHAVIOR | NEZARA-VIRIDULA | TREE FRUIT | ENTOMOLOGY | HETEROPTERA-PENTATOMIDAE | host plant suitability | MARMORATED STINK BUG | AILANTHUS-ALTISSIMA | DIET | HERBIVORE | mixed diet | nymph | brown marmorated stink bug
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10. Full Text Diversity and evolution of root-knot nematodes, genus meloidogyne: New insights from the genomic era
by Castagnone-Sereno, Philippe and Danchin, Etienne G.J and Perfus-Barbeoch, Laetitia and Abad, Pierre
Annual Review of Phytopathology, ISSN 0066-4286, 08/2013, Volume 51, pp. 203 - 220
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) (Meloidogyne spp.) are obligate endoparasites of major worldwide economic importance. They exhibit a wide continuum of variation in... 
Parthenogenesis | Genome duplication | HGT | Polyphagy | Virulence | Adaptation | polyphagy | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS | adaptation | MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA | IDENTIFICATION | PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES | RESISTANCE GENE | PLANT SCIENCES | SEXUAL REPRODUCTION | parthenogenesis | virulence | GENETIC-VARIABILITY | genome duplication | INTERGENIC REGION | INCOGNITA VIRULENCE | Species Specificity | Plants - parasitology | Genomics | Host Specificity | Gene Transfer, Horizontal | Phylogeny | Tylenchoidea - genetics | Tylenchoidea - physiology | Genetic Variation | Reproduction | Animals | Hybridization, Genetic | Genome, Helminth - genetics | Plant Diseases - parasitology | Plant Roots - parasitology | Evolution, Molecular | Physiological aspects | Evolutionary genetics | Genetic aspects | Research | Nematoda | Biological diversity
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11. Full Text Nutritional aspects of non-prey foods in the life histories of predaceous Coccinellidae
by Lundgren, Jonathan G
Biological Control, ISSN 1049-9644, 2009, Volume 51, Issue 2, pp. 294 - 305
Non-prey foods are an integral component of the diets of most predaceous coccinellids. Under field conditions, numerous coccinellids consume nectar, honeydew,... 
Fungus | Omnivory | Polyphagy | Biological control | Lady beetles | Mixed diets | Pollen | Sugar | Meta-analysis | EXTRA-FLORAL NECTARIES | SEPTEMPUNCTATA COLEOPTERA | LADY-BEETLE | EXTRAFLORAL NECTAR | SUGAR COMPOSITION | ENTOMOLOGY | SCYMNODES-LIVIDIGASTER MULSANT | AMINO-ACID COMPLEMENTS | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY | HARMONIA-AXYRIDIS COLEOPTERA | COLEOMEGILLA-MACULATA COLEOPTERA | IPOMOEA-CARNEA CONVOLVULACEAE | Ladybirds | Ecology | Pests | Analysis
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12. Full Text Translating olfactomes into attractants: shared volatiles provide attractive bridges for polyphagy in fruit flies
by Biasazin, Tibebe Dejene and Larsson Herrera, Sebastian and Kimbokota, Fikira and Dekker, Teun and Turlings, Ted
Ecology Letters, ISSN 1461-023X, 01/2019, Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 108 - 118
Tephritid flies are serious fruit pests. Despite clear niche differences, many species show considerable overlap in fruit preferences, of which we here... 
Attractants | volatilome | drosophila | electrophysiology | polyphagy | olfactome | behaviour | tephritidae | CUCURBITAE | HOST RACE FORMATION | IDENTIFICATION | FLY | EVOLUTION | PLANTS | MANGO | ECOLOGY | FRUGIVOROUS FLIES | BACTROCERA-INVADENS DIPTERA | Feeding Behavior | Animals | Fruit | Drosophila melanogaster | Smell | Fruit-flies | Analysis | Correlation analysis | Drosophila | Biological evolution | Nose | Olfaction | Fruit flies | Pests | Species | Volatiles | Odor | Fruits
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13. Full Text Why so many polyphagous fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)? A further contribution to the 'generalism' debate
by Clarke, Anthony R
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, ISSN 0024-4066, 2017, Volume 120, Issue 2, pp. 245 - 257
It has been suggested that generalist herbivorous insects are an evolutionary 'improbability'. However, many species of tephritid fruit flies are generalists... 
Polyphagy | Bactrocera | Herbivory | Frugivory | Specialism | Dacinae | Enemy-free space | enemy-free space | polyphagy | SPECIES DIPTERA | MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS | frugivory | specialism | PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS | BACTROCERA-TRYONI DIPTERA | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | OPIINE PARASITOIDS | herbivory | POPULATION-STRUCTURE | HOST-RANGE EVOLUTION | CERATITIS-COSYRA | PARASITOIDS HYMENOPTERA
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14. Full Text Polyphagy in an uncertain environment: Helicoverpa punctigera in inland Australia
by Gregg, Peter C and Henderson, George S and Del Socorro, Alice P and Le Mottee, Kris and Birchall, Craig
Austral Ecology, ISSN 1442-9985, 11/2016, Volume 41, Issue 7, pp. 819 - 828
We investigated potential primary hosts for Helicoverpa punctigera , a polyphagous lepidopteran pest which affects many crops, but also has many native hosts... 
growth | Helicoverpa punctigera | host preferences | nitrogen | polyphagy | MIGRATION | BEHAVIOR | HELIOTHINAE | WALLENGREN | QUEENSLAND | ECOLOGY | NOCTUIDAE | PREFERENCE | ARMIGERA HUBNER LEPIDOPTERA | HOST-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS | Legumes | Mimosaceae | Beans
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15. Full Text Polyphagy by omnivory: scavenging improves performance of a polyphagous caterpillar on marginal hosts
by LoPresti, Eric F
Oecologia, ISSN 0029-8549, 4/2018, Volume 186, Issue 4, pp. 1007 - 1015
Few species of insect herbivores are highly polyphagous, but those few species are disproportionately ecologically and economically important and include many... 
Life Sciences | Omnivory | Hydrology/Water Resources | Heliothis virescens | Plant–insect interactions | Polyphagy | Scavenging | Host range | Ecology | Cannibalism | Plant Sciences | Generalism | DIET BREADTH | PLANT | PREDATION | INSECT HERBIVORES | HEMIPTERA INSECTA | SIZE | Plant-insect interactions | ORIGINAL FEEDING-HABITS | EVOLUTION | ECOLOGY | LEPIDOPTERA | Animal behavior | Agricultural pests | Hosts | Growth rate | Carrion | Pests | Exploitation | Insects | Quality | Host plants | Caterpillars | Herbivores | Species | Niches
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