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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Reciprocal feeding facilitation between above- and below-ground herbivores
Beteiligte:
McKenzie, Scott W.;
Vanbergen, Adam J.;
Hails, Rosemary S.;
Jones, T. Hefin;
Johnson, Scott N.
Erschienen:
The Royal Society, 2013
Erschienen in:
Biology Letters, 9 (2013) 5, Seite 20130341
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1098/rsbl.2013.0341
ISSN:
1744-9561;
1744-957X
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Beschreibung:
Interspecific interactions between insect herbivores predominantly involve asymmetric competition. By contrast, facilitation, whereby herbivory by one insect benefits another via induced plant susceptibility, is uncommon. Positive reciprocal interactions between insect herbivores are even rarer. Here, we reveal a novel case of reciprocal feeding facilitation between above-ground aphids ( Amphorophora idaei ) and root-feeding vine weevil larvae ( Otiorhynchus sulcatus ), attacking red raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ). Using two raspberry cultivars with varying resistance to these herbivores, we further demonstrate that feeding facilitation occurred regardless of host plant resistance. This positive reciprocal interaction operates via an, as yet, unreported mechanism. Specifically, the aphid induces compensatory growth, possibly as a prelude to greater resistance/tolerance, whereas the root herbivore causes the plant to abandon this strategy. Both herbivores may ultimately benefit from this facilitative interaction.