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Index of Authors 241 Index of authors Barker, A., 61 Munson, S., 193 Barnes, J.D., 143 Murray, D.A., 43 Bartlet, E., 43 Mustaparta, H., 1 Boeve, J.-L., 61, 153 Brakefield, P.M., 153 Nawrot, J., 51 Nielsen, J.K., 27, 207 Cook, S.M., 43 Nogueira-de-Sa, E, 203 de Jong, P.w., 207 Ossipov, v., 125 Derridj, S., 79 Port, G.R., 143 Ekbom, B., 95, 109 Powell, G., 103 Gabrys, B., 89 Qiu, YT., 27 Glendinning, J.I., 15 Gols, R, 27 Rayor, L.S., 193 Renwick, J.AA, 35, 69 Hannunen, S., 95 Hardie, J., 103 Schaffner, U., 61 Harmatha, J., 51 Schoonhoven, L.M., 237 Haukioja, E., 125 Scriber, J.M., 217 Hilker, M., 181 Smits, A, 117 Hoffmann, M.P., 69 Smyth, RR, 69 Holopainen, J.K., 137 Sz6venyi, G., 159 Jansson, J., 109 Tallamy, D.W., 69 J~ndrup, P.M., 143 Tjallingii, W.E, 89 Trigo, J.R., 203 Lempa, K., 125 Lombarkia, N., 79 van Loon, J.J.A., 27 McEvoy, P.B., 165 Wang, C.Z., 27 Meiners, T., 181 Williams, I.H., 43 Milller, c., 153 242 General index Acalymma viltatum 69 Brassicaceae 17,27,35,43,89, 153,207 Acari 188 Brassitin 37 Acer pseudoplatanus 140 Brevicoryne brassicae 89, 140 Acer saccharum 144 Bruchins 183 3-angeloyl-zygadenine 66 Bruchus pisorum 183 Across-fibre patterns 5 Bunias orientalis 40 Acyrthosiphon pisum 89, 107, 140 Bupalus piniarius 117 Adaptation to host plants 2, 40, 207, 218 Butterflies 35, 144, 173 Agapeta 170 Ag rotis segetum 9 C02 137, 168 Air pollution 137, 143 Cabbage see Brassica oleracea Alkaloids 61, 66, 188 Cabbage root fly see Delia brassicae Allelochemicals 66, 69, 89 Caddis flies 36 Alliaria petiolata 35, 39 Caffeine 16, 22 Alliarinoside 39 Calea pinnatifida 203 Amino acids 99, \09 Calliptamus italicus 162 Amphipods 36 Callosobruchus maculatus 183 Antennal lobe 1, 4 Canonical correspondence analysis 159 Antereae polyphemus 4 Carbohydrates 18,28,79,99, 146 Anthers 43 Cardamine hirsuta 140 Antifeedant 51 Cardamine pratensis 140 Ants 37, 62, 153 Carda ria draba 212 Apiaceae 228 Cardenolides 37 Aphididae 89, \03, \09 Carduus nutans 174 Aphids 89, 103, 109, 137 Carnivores (see also predators) 169, 182 Aphisfabae 103, 140 Carthamoside 54, 56 Aphis neriil40 ,6 -Caryophy Ilene 9, 10, 187 Aphis oenotherae 140 Catalpol 194 Apple 79 Catechin 128 Arabidopsis thaliana 173 Cecidomyiidae 188 Aristolochic acid 16 Centaurea dijfusa 170 Asarinin 53 Ceutorhynchus alliariae 40 Asclepias curassavica 144 Ceutorhynchus assimilis 49 Asclepias syriaca 140, 144 Ceutorhynchus constrictus 39, 40 Asteraceae 203 Ceutorhynchus inaffectatus 40 Athalia rosae 36, 153 Ceutorhynchus roberti 40 Attractants 10, 36, 43 Chemical senses I, 5 Aucubin 194 Chemoreceptors 15, 89 Aulacorthum solani 140 Chi orogenic acid 127, 128 Aureliana fasciculata 203 Chlosyne janais 117 Aversive response 16, 18 Chortippus biguttulus 162 Azadirachtin 58 Chortippus mollis 162 Chrysochraon dispar 162 Barbarea stricta 153 Chrysolina quadrigemina 172 Barbarea verna 39 Chrysomelidae 28, 69,172,185,203,207 Barbarea vulgaris 35, 38, 207, 209 Chrysonotomyia ruforum 184 Behaviour I, 90, 95, 143, 193 Cinara pilicornis 138 Betula pendula 139 Clematis recta 63 Betula pubescens 125 Cluster analysis 160 Biodiversity 159, 169,207 Coadapted gene complexes 207 Biological weed control 39, 165, 166 Coevolution 165,217,221 Blepharida rhois 203 Coleoptera 28,43,51,69,172,185,203,207 Bombyx mori 4 Colletes fulgidus longiplumosus 44 Brassica napus 43 Competition 36, 170, 182 Brassica nigra 153, 183 Conifers 10, 117 Brassica oleracea 27, 140, 184 Consumption 69, 125 Brassica rapa 143 Conocephalus discolor 162 243 Convallaria majalis 63 Fertilisation 95, 109, 222 Copidosoma sosares 174 Festuca arundinacea 140 Cotton 10 Festuca ovina 140 p-Coumaroylquinic acid 127, 128 Fitness 75, 213, 226 Cubebin 51, 56 Flavone glycoside 39 Cucumber beetle 69 Flavonoids 27, 29, 32, 40, 127 Cucumis sativus 69 Flavonol glycoside 27 Cucurbitaceae 69 Flea beetle 28, 35, 38, 172, 207 Cucurbitacin glycosides 37 Floral odour 43 Cucurbitacins 66, 69 Forrnicidae 153 Curculionidae 51 Fraxinus americana 219 Cyclobrassinin 37 Fraxinus excelsior 63 Cydia pomonella 79 Fructose 27, 31, 79, 99, 134 Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases 15,21, 188,228 Furanocoumarins 174, 228 Danaus plexippus 144 Galeruca tanaceti 188 Danthonia californica 172 Gallic acid 128 Defences (protection) in insects 37, 61, 69, 153, 194, 203 Gallotannins 128 Defences in plants 36, 39, 53, 69, 125, 153, 173, 181,207 Generalists 36, 76, 153, 193, 194 Delia brassicae 37 Genetic drift 208,221 Delia fioralis 37 Genetic variation 138, 165, 173,207,217,226 Dentaria 39 Genotypes 70,143,173,210,225 Depressaria pastinacella 174 Geographical variation 39, 70, 211 Dermestridae 51 Geometridae 117, 125 Deterrents 15, 19,35,36,51,89,99,153,182,193 Gerrnacrene D 6, 7, 187 Detoxication 21, 188,217,228 Global warming 137, 168,230 Diabrotica 67, 70 Glomeruli I Digitalis purpurea 174 Glucobarbarin 38, 153 Diprion pini 184 Glucobrassicin 27, 31 Diptera 188 Glucocapparin 27 Drepanosiphum platanoides 139 Glucocheirolin 27 Drosophila 4, 59, 199,209 Glucoiberin 27, 31 Dulcitol 84 Gluconapin 93 Gluconasturtiin 27, 31 EPG 89,103 Glucose 19,27,31,79,99,134 Echium vulgare 174 Glucose oxidase 188 Egg parasitoids 181 Glucosibarin 38 Electrophysiology 1,19,29,32,37,44 fl-Glucosidases 185 Elicitors 185 Glucosinolates 27, 35, 39, 43,89,149, 153, 173 Epicatechin 127, 129 Glucotropaeolin 92 Epilachna varivestris 144 Goldenrod 228 Epipharyngial sensilla 16, 33 Green leaf volatiles 9 Epirrita autumnata 117, 125 Gustatory sensilla 16 Epistasis 207, 208 Erysimum cheiranthoides 37 Habitat structure 159 Erythrina variegata 67 Habituation 37, 199 Euceraphis betulae 140 Haemolymph 36, 62, 153 Euonymus europaeus 84, 107 He1icin 16 Euphydryas 173 Helicotrichon pratense 140 Eurhadinoceraea ventralis 63 Helicoverpa assulta 2, 5 Eurosta solidaginis 227 Helicoverpa zea 188 Eurypedus nigrosignata 205 Heliothine moths 5 Euthamia graminifolia 172 Heliothis virescens 2, 6, 7, 188 Evolution (of insect-plant relationships) 5,40,61,173,209,217 Helleborus foetidus 63 Experience 36, 37, 63, 65, 69, 193, 198 Helleborus viridis 63 Hemiptera 188 Fabaceae 185 Hesperis matronalis 40 Fagus sylvatica 140 Heteroptera 95, 185 E,E-a-Farnesene 8, 83, 187 Hinokinin 51, 56 Homo-Farnesene 8 Homoptera 89,103,109,188 Fecal shields 203 Honeybee 2, 3 Feeding behaviour 15,27,35,89,143, 193 Host plant finding 43, 189 Feeding damage 181 Host plant range 174, 211 Feeding stimulants (see also phagostimulants) 27, 35, 58, 99 Host plant recognition 38,61,76,89 244 Host plant selection 27, 35, 89 Mamestra brassicae 2 Host races 227 Manduca quinquemaculata 188 Humulene 9, 187 Manduca sexta 2, 15, 17, 185 Hyalophora cecropia 219 Mantids 70 Hybrid zones 217, 226 Melanthiaceae 61 Hylobius abietis 10 Meligethes aeneus 43 Hymenoptera 61,153,185,193 Me/olontha hippocastani 189 Hypericum perforatum 166, 172 Methoxybrassicin 37 Hypersensitive response 181, 183 Metrioptera bicolor 162 Metrioptera roeselii 162 Iberin 38 Microrhopala vittata 172 Iberis amara 37 Mimicry 209 Indicators 162 Miriamids 183 Indirect plant defences 181 Miridae 95 Indole 3-carbinol 17 Monophadnus latus 63 Induced plant defence (induction) 181, 188 Monophadnus monticola 63 Inositol 19, 32, 79 Monophadnus pallescens 63 Insect eggs 181 Monophagous 40, 61, 67 Insect pathogens 70 Multitrophic interactions 155, 181 Interneurones 2 Murgantia histrionica 37 Invasions 168, 221 Mushroom bodies 3 Iridaceae 63 Myricetin 129 Iridoid glycosides 193 Myrmica rubra 153 Iris pseudacorus 63 Myrosinase 36 Isothiocyanates 36, 43 Myzus persicae 140 Isovitexin-6"-,B-D-g1ucopyranoside 39 Natural enemies 36, 166,203,225 Jadera haemotoloma 173 Near-isogenic lines 70, 211 Jasmonic acid 185 Neoch1orogenic acid 127, 128 Junonia coenia 193 Neodiprion sertifer 123 Neolema sexpunctata 203 Kaempferol 28, 129 Neoplasms 181, 182 Nezara viridula 184 Labelled lines 5 Nicotiana 21 Lathyrus 183 Nicotiana sylvestris 140 Latifolon 55 Nicotine 17, 20, 21, 188 Leaf beetle 184 Nitidulidae 43 Leaf maturation 125 Nitrogen 95, 109, 123, 143, 168 Leaf surface 36, 79 Noctuidae 17 Leaf toughness 125, 181 Nymphalidae 194 Learning 1,3, 193 Lema trilinea 203 E-,B-Ocimene 8, 187 Lepidoptera 15,79, 117, 125, 143, 188, 194,217 Odour binding proteins 3 Leptinotarsa decemlineata 183 Oedipoda caerulescens 162 Libocedrus yateensis 51 Oenothera biennis 140 Lignans 51 Oleaceae 63 Liliaceae 63 Olfaction 1 Lilium martagon 63 Olfactometer 43, 46 Limonene 10 Olfactory coding 1 Linalool8 Olfactory (Odour) cues 43, 83 Lipaphis erysimi 92 Olfactory genes 1 Liriodendron tulipifera 217, 228 Oligophagous 9, 27, 35, 62, 209 Local adaptation 207, 208, 225 Oomyzus gallerucae 184 Locusts 4 Orthoptera 159 Longitarsus jacobaeae 172 Ostrinia nubilalis 80, 84, 221 Lotus corniculatus 225 Othreis fullonia 67 Lupinus lepidus 171 Oviposition 35, 37, 79, 96, 181 Lygus lineolaris 99 Ozone 137, 143 Lygus rugulipennis 95 Paper wasps 193 Macroglomerular complex 2 Papilio 209, 217, 228 Macrosiphum euphorbiae 109 Papilio canadensis 219, 222 Malacosoma disstria 144 Papilio cresphontes 219 Malvaceae 172 Papilio glaucus 220, 222 245 Papilio protenor 84 Populus deltoides 140 Papilio xuthus 84 Populus tremuloides 228 Papilionidae 217 Postingestive response mechanisms 17 Parasitoids 2,15,170,181,203 Potassium 109 Parthenium hysterophorus 172 Predators 15,37,61,70,153,170,182,194,203 Pastinaca sativa 174 Preingestive response mechanisms 15 Pectinophora gossypiella 10 Proanthocyanidins 128, 134 Pedunculagin 128 Probing behaviour 89, 105 Pemphigus populitransversus 140 Prokelisia marginata 174 Pentatomidae 185 Proteinase inhibitors 188 Performance 96,109,117,125, 137, 143,211 Protocerebrum
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