Glennis Julian

1 month ago | biorxiv.org | Ritabrata Chowdhury |Glennis Julian |Simon Chen |Chris D. Jiggins

AbstractPlants protect themselves against herbivory with diverse chemical and physical defences, and many herbivores have evolved counter-adaptations against these defences. So far, little is known about herbivore counter-adaptations to physical plant defences and their underlying mechanisms. Here, we investigated how specialised Heliconiini caterpillars are able to cope with the hooked trichomes of Passiflora adenopoda vines. P.