Arabidopsis, tobacco, nightshade and elm take insect eggs as herbivore alarm and show similar transcriptomic alarm responses
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72955-y
Abstract: Plants respond to insect eggs with transcriptional changes, resulting in enhanced defence against hatching larvae. However, it is unknown whether phylogenetically distant plant species show conserved transcriptomic responses to insect eggs and subsequent larval feeding.… read more here.
Keywords: alarm; alarm responses; plant; transcriptomic alarm ... See more keywords
Convergent Evolution of Adhesive Properties in Leaf Insect Eggs and Plant Seeds: Cross-Kingdom Bioinspiration
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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics7040173
Abstract: Plants and animals are often used as a source for inspiration in biomimetic engineering. However, stronger engagement of biologists is often required in the field of biomimetics. The actual strength of using biological systems as… read more here.
Keywords: evolution adhesive; insect eggs; leaf insect; adhesive systems ... See more keywords