Seed choice in ground beetles is driven by surface-derived hydrocarbons

Khaldoun A. Ali; Boyd A. Mori; Sean M. Prager; Christian J. Willenborg

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03678-1

Communications Biology (Jul 2022)

Seed choice in ground beetles is driven by surface-derived hydrocarbons

Khaldoun A. Ali,
Boyd A. Mori,
Sean M. Prager,
Christian J. Willenborg

Affiliations

Khaldoun A. Ali: Plant Sciences Department, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan
Boyd A. Mori: Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
Sean M. Prager: Plant Sciences Department, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan
Christian J. Willenborg: Plant Sciences Department, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03678-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Ground beetles are generalist predators of various arable weed seeds. Sensory manipulations and multiple-choice feeding bioassays show that seed choice is stimulated by volatile chemicals derived from the epicuticular lipids on the seed coat.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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