We wished to investigate if adaptation to host-plant diet is the basis of differentiation for two strains of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae). We performed reciprocal transplant experiments in laboratory conditions, feeding each strain (sf-C and sf-R) with artificial diet, corn plants ...
RNA-Seq analysis of a Reciprocal Transplant experiment for two strains of Spodoptera frugiperda fed on rice or corn, in laboratory and natural populations
The aim of this study was to investigate ecotypic adaptation in Holcus lanatus in plants selected from two widely contrasting habitats, acid bog (pH 3.5) or limestone quarry spoil (pH 7.5), using a transcriptome based analysis approach including sequence analysis of root associated Glomeromycota. Di...