Beyond the gene: Linking herbivore behaviour to plant defense gene expression.

超越基因：将食草动物行为与植物防御基因表达联系起来。

• 批准号: ARC : DP0209518
• 负责人: Dr Bronwen Cribb
• 金额: $ 15.5万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2002-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/beyond-gene-linking-gene-expression/65016
• 关键词: Beyond; gene; Linking; herbivore; behaviour

Beyond the gene: Linking herbivore behaviour to plant defense gene expression. This collaborative project investigates insect herbivore avoidance of plant defence mechanisms. Our project is novel because it integrates changes in the plant at a number of different levels and links them to insect foraging behaviour. Researchers assume that insects respond to plant defences by changing their foraging behaviour. This has not been tested directly. We use the genetically well characterised plant Arabidopsis and the world-wide pest Helicoverpa (heliothis) as a model system. Damage caused to crops by insect herbivores is a direct function of behaviour. Understanding this behaviour will lead to improved pest management and reduced economic losses.

超越基因：将食草动物行为与植物防御基因表达联系起来。这个合作项目研究昆虫草食动物避免植物防御机制。我们的项目是新颖的，因为它整合了植物在许多不同层面上的变化，并将它们与昆虫觅食行为联系起来。研究人员假设昆虫通过改变觅食行为来应对植物防御。这还没有直接测试过。我们使用的遗传特征的植物拟南芥和世界范围内的害虫Helicoverpa（heliothis）作为一个模型系统。食草昆虫对作物造成的损害是其行为的直接作用。了解这种行为将有助于改善害虫管理，减少经济损失。