On the Evolution of Host Specificity in Phytophagous Arthropods
Ecology1988Vol. 69(4), pp. 886–892
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Abstract
We argue that generalist natural enemies of herbivorous insects provide a major selection pressure for restricted host plant range. The significance of plant chemistry is discussed in terms of regulating behavior, while the chemical coevolutionary theories are considered to be of limited value.
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