Claim · model-written summary
C. glomerata females showed the lowest preference for Italian B. nigra populations.
- Taxon
- B. nigra
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Brassica nigrae0 - Material
- Italian B. nigra populationse0
- Interactor
- C. glomerata
Cotesia glomeratae0biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- preferencee0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“C. glomerata females exhibited the lowest preference for Italian B. nigra populations, on which adult parasitoid size was the smallest”
Title
Rieta Gols; Nicole M. Van Dam; Ciska E. Raaijmakers; et al. Oikos 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.17231.x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Foliar glucosinolates and volatile emissions of P. xylostella-damaged plants differed greatly between B. nigra and B. juncea and less among B. nigra populations.
- Association The four mustard populations differentially affected development time and body mass of the herbivores and parasitoids, with significant differences mainly between B. nigra and B. juncea.
- Association Both parasitoids preferred to alight on plants in which their progeny developed most successfully.
- Association In behavioural bioassays D. semiclausum did not discriminate among the B. nigra populations.
- Association D. semiclausum preferred to alight on B. juncea, which was the best plant population for parasitoid development.
- Association Adult C. glomerata parasitoid size was smallest on Italian B. nigra populations.
- Mechanism The authors conclude that parasitoids can detect even small differences in plant quality, presumably through their volatile blends.