Plant Defence Detoxification Strategies of Aboveground and Belowground Herbivores in a Multitrophic Context (B07*)

容易以化学防御植物为食的食草动物可能已经进化出解毒策略，包括使用微生物(肠道)共生体。我们的目标是确定两种类型的昆虫食草动物的主要解毒途径，地上韧皮部食草动物和根食性食草动物，它们很容易摄食含有硫代葡萄糖苷的十字花科植物。利用从(Meta)基因组学到行为分析的多种技术，我们将阐明解毒机制，并评估它们对食草动物性能和与食草动物相关的高级营养级生物的影响。

Herbivores that feed readily on chemically defended plants may have evolved detoxification strategies, including the use of microbial (gut) symbionts. We aim to identify the major detoxification routes for two types of insect herbivores, aboveground phloem feeders and root-feeding herbivores, feeding readily on Brassicaceae chemically defended with glucosinolates. Using multiple techniques ranging from (meta) genomics to behavioral assays, we will elucidate detoxification mechanisms and assess their effects on herbivore performance and on higher trophic level organisms associated with the herbivore.