Host shift capability of a specialist seed predator of an invasive plant: Roles of competition, population genetics and plant chemistry

• Main Authors: M. Tuda, L. H. Wu, N. Yamada, C. P. Wang, W. J. Wu, S. Buranapanichpan, K. Kagoshima, Z. Q. Chen, K. K. Teramoto, B. R. Kumashiro, R. Heu
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84892385155&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/45197
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus is a seed predator that has become widely distributed along with its native host, Leucaena leucocephala (Mimosoideae), which is a neotropical leguminous tree and one of the most invasive plants worldwide. Previous studies revealed that A. macrophthalmus is able to host...