A new theory of MHC evolution: beyond selection on the immune genes

van Oosterhout, Cock ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5653-738X (2009) A new theory of MHC evolution: beyond selection on the immune genes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 276 (1657). pp. 657-665. ISSN 1471-2954

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Abstract

Foraging animals use diverse cues to locate resources. Common foraging cues have visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile or gustatory characteristics. Here, we show a foraging herbivore using infrared (IR) radiation from living plants as a host-finding cue. We present data revealing that (i) conifer cones are warmer and emit more near-, mid- and long-range IR radiation than needles, (ii) cone-feeding western conifer seed bugs, Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera: Coreidae), possess IR receptive organs and orient towards experimental IR cues, and (iii) occlusion of the insects' IR receptors impairs IR perception. The conifers' cost of attracting cone-feeding insects may be offset by occasional mast seeding resulting in cone crops too large to be effectively exploited by herbivores.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Depositing User:	Rachel Snow
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2011 15:51
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2023 14:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24654
DOI:	10.1098/rspb.2008.1299

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