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Differences in gene expression and genetic variation underlying preference-performance mismatches: insights from a specialized native herbivore on an invasive toxic plant

Authors: Ravikanthachari, N.; Boggs, C. L.ORCID
Year: 2025
Journal: Heredity, Vol. 134(8), pp. 461-472
DOI: 10.1038/s41437-025-00777-7

Abstract

The causes for preference-performance mismatches in a specialist native herbivore laying eggs on an invasive toxic plant are investigated, and genes related to successful detoxification and adaptive feeding were enriched in larvae feeding on native plants and toxic plants.

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