Ecological Genetics of Diet Breadth in Gypsy Moth
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Many foliage-feeding insect species have the ability to grow            successfully on a wide variety of host plant species.  Little is                known about the underlying role of genes and physiological                      plasticity in this tremendous diet breadth.  The proposed                       research will measure the genetic and environmental components of               response of a natural gypsy moth population to four hosts: red                  oak, chestnut oak, quaking aspen, and pitch pine.  These data                   will provide 1) an integrated view of the relationship between                  host use and both gene expression and phenotypic plasticity for                 developmental and reproductive characteristics of the gypsy moth,               and 2) an estimate of the potential for the evolution of diet                   breadth in a gypsy moth population.  Additionally, this research                will investigate non-genetic, intergenerational effects of the                  host plant on insect fitness by determining the effect of                       parent's nutritional experience on development and reproduction                 in their offspring.                                                                     This research will contribute significantly to the field of             evolutionary ecology by improving our understanding of diet                     breadth in insects, and by determining whether use of a                         particular host species can alter development and reproduction.                 The results of this research will provide valuable baseline data                for research in insect control.  The study is the first                         investigation of the genetics of diet breadth, development, and                 reproduction in the North American gypsy moth, a costly pest of                 both deciduous and coniferous tree species.  The research will                  also afford an excellent opportunity to document the evolutionary               potential of this colonizing species, introduced to North America               only 120 years ago.
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{'Code': '1127', 'Text': 'Evolutionary Processes'}
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