66 THOMPSON & PELLMYR infer patterns in the evolution of oviposition behavior within the
Lepidoptera from a wealth of studies, and this order has continued to be among the major …

Among herbivorous insects with a complete metamorphosis the larval and adult stages
usually differ considerably in their nutritional requirements and food ecology. Often, feeding …

For many species, not all required resources are contained in breeding habitat. Such
species depend on landscape complementation, ie, linking together different landscape …

Unlike many insects, the caterpillars of the cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, are less
abundant on host plants that grow in large dense stands than on hosts that are scattered …

For many plant-feeding insects, the selection of an ovipositon site is a critical stage in their
choice of host. This is especially true when the newly hatched offspring are not capable of …

1. The egg-laying behaviour in the wild of 51 butterflies in Sweden is studied: three different
patterns emerge. Firstly, although the majority of butterflies deposit their eggs on the plants …

This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition. It
covers a wide range of different issues including herbivorous and carnivorous insects, social …

Male butterflies display a diversity of mate-location tactics. This article describes the
observed diversity in encounter-site locations and in the behavior of males at encounter …

Phytochemical diversity is thought to result from coevolutionary cycles as specialization in
herbivores imposes diversifying selection on plant chemical defenses. Plants in the …

The suitability of several Cruciferae species for the survival and development of the larvae of
Anthocharis cardamines, which are seed and flower predators, was investigated. Large …