How predatory arthropods learn to use herbivore-induced plant volatiles. Evidence from behavioural experiments and the field

Authors	B. Drukker
Supervisors	M.W. Sabelis
Cosupervisors	P. Scutareanu
Award date	31-05-2001
Number of pages	115
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: IBED
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION, SUMMARY AND OUTLINE OF THIS THESIS 2 VOLATILES FROM PSYLLA-INFESTED PEAR TREES AND THEIR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN ATTRACTION OF ANTHOCORID PREDATORS 3 CROSS-CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF FLUCTUATIONS IN LOCAL POPULATIONS OF PEAR PSYLLIDS AND ANTHOCORID BUGS 4 DO ANTHOCORID PREDATORS RESPOND TO SYNOMONES FROM PSYLLA-INFESTED PEAR TREES UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS? 5 ANTHOCORID PREDATORS LEARN TO ASSOCIATE HERBIVORE-INDUCED PLANT VOLATILES WITH PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF PREY 6 HOW PREDATORY MITES LEARN TO COPE WITH VARIABILITY IN VOLATILE PLANT SIGNALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THEIR HERBIVOROUS PREY 7 GENERAL DISCUSSION - BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES OF PREDATORY AND HERBIVOROUS ARTHROPODS TO INDUCED PLANT VOLATILES: FROM EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY TO AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS SAMENVATTING PUBLICATIONS CURRICULUM VITAE NAWOORD Cover
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