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Spider mites collectively avoid plants with cadmium irrespective of their frequ...
Godinho, Diogo P.; De mendonça fragata almeida, Inês; de la Masseliere, Maud Charlery; Magalhães, SaraAccumulation of heavy metals by plants can serve as a defence against herbivory. Herbivores, in turn, may avoid feeding on contaminated tissues. Such avoidance, however, may hinge upon the specific conditions faced by herbivores. Here, we tested whether the spider mite Tetranychus urticae avoids tomato plants contaminated with cadmium in presence of conspecifics or heterospecifics and depending on the frequency...
Limits to the adaptation of herbivorous spider mites to metal accumulation in h...
Godinho, Diogo P.; De mendonça fragata almeida, Inês; Majer, Agnieszka; Rodrigues, Leonor R; Magalhães, SaraMetal accumulation is used by some plants as a defence against herbivores. Yet, herbivores may adapt to these defences, becoming less susceptible. Moreover, ecosystems often contain plants that do and do not accumulate metals, but whether such heterogeneity affects herbivore adaptation remains understudied. Here, we performed experimental evolution to test whether the spider mite Tetranychus evansi adapts to pl...