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Host-Plant Selection by Phytophagous Insects

Part of the book series: Contemporary Topics in Entomology ((COTE,volume 2))

Abstract

In selecting its host plant an insect may use a variety of senses: smell and taste, vision and touch. Probably all of these are used by most insects at some stage in the host-selection process, although, at any one stage, one sense may predominate. In this chapter we describe the physiological bases of sensory perception, concentrating on those aspects that are particularly important in host-plant selection.

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(1994). Sensory Systems. In: Host-Plant Selection by Phytophagous Insects. Contemporary Topics in Entomology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-30455-7_4

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