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The chemosensory basis of host-plant recognition in Chrysomelidae

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Novel aspects of the biology of Chrysomelidae

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Chrysomelid beetles offer excellent opportunities for detailed and comparative study of feeding behaviour and of the sensory mechanisms underlying trophic relationships. Many genera contain species with intriguing differences in host affinity, making it possible to compare ecological, behavioural and physiological factors that may contribute to the evolution of variety in host-associations within closely related groups. A number of species can be bred in the laboratory on their host-plants, a necessary prerequisite for many behavioural and physiological experiments.

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Mitchell, B.K. (1994). The chemosensory basis of host-plant recognition in Chrysomelidae. In: Jolivet, P.H., Cox, M.L., Petitpierre, E. (eds) Novel aspects of the biology of Chrysomelidae. Series Entomologica, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1781-4_7

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