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T1 - Data underlying the publication "Loss of olfaction reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to a natural enemy"
PY - 2024/11/22
AU - Qi Wang
AU - Yufei Jia
AU - Berhane Weldegeris
AU - Liana Greenberg
AU - Hans Smid
AU - Marcel Dicke
AU - Alexander Haverkamp
AU - Maarten Jongsma
UR - 
DO - 10.4121/610e707d-b10a-467e-8afe-ead477827914.v1
KW - insect larvae
KW - natural enemy
KW - olfaction
KW - multitrophic interactions
KW - Orco
KW - host-plant selection
N2 - <p>This project aims to evaluate the significance of olfaction in a butterfly species Pieris brassicae. By knocking out the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco), the larval brain structure and adult oviposition changes confirmed the successful knockout. The changes in knockout caterpillars in optimal host-plant seeking, performance under the attack of natural enemies and behavioral preference to plant volatiles suggested the critical importance of olfaction in caterpillars in the tri-trophic interactions.</p>
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