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Sep 2026
Innate behaviours shape generalist herbivore host choice and feeding patterns independent of plant defences
Plant–herbivore interactions are typically examined through plant defence and herbivore performance, yet individual herbivore behavioural mechanisms underlying these interactions are rarely considered alongside plant traits. We characterized key behavioural differences between the two closely related pol...
Sara Hoefer, Xian-Ming Yang, Cheng Song et al.
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