Feeding specialization and host-derived chemical defense in Chrysomeline leaf beetles did not lead to an evolutionary dead end Export

@article{citeulike:4518040, abstract = {10.1073/pnas.061034598 Combination of molecular phylogenetic analyses of Chrysomelina beetles and chemical data of their defensive secretions indicate that two lineages independently developed, from an ancestral autogenous metabolism, an energetically efficient strategy that made the insect tightly dependent on the chemistry of the host plant. However, a lineage (the group) escaped this subordination through the development of a yet more derived mixed metabolism potentially compatible with a large number of new host-plant associations. Hence, these analyses on leaf beetles document a mechanism that can explain why high levels of specialization do not necessarily lead to ” evolutionary dead ends.”}, author = {Termonia, Arnaud and Hsiao, Ting H. and Pasteels, Jacques M. and Milinkovitch, Michel C.}, citeulike-article-id = {4518040}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.061034598}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/98/7/3909.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/98/7/3909.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11259651}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=11259651}, day = {27}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.061034598}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, keywords = {beetle, chemical, chrysomelid, defence, evolution, feeding}, month = {March}, number = {7}, pages = {3909--3914}, posted-at = {2009-05-14 13:38:46}, priority = {2}, title = {Feeding specialization and host-derived chemical defense in Chrysomeline leaf beetles did not lead to an evolutionary dead end}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.061034598}, volume = {98}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4518040 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4518040 N2 - 10.1073/pnas.061034598 Combination of molecular phylogenetic analyses of Chrysomelina beetles and chemical data of their defensive secretions indicate that two lineages independently developed, from an ancestral autogenous metabolism, an energetically efficient strategy that made the insect tightly dependent on the chemistry of the host plant. However, a lineage (the group) escaped this subordination through the development of a yet more derived mixed metabolism potentially compatible with a large number of new host-plant associations. Hence, these analyses on leaf beetles document a mechanism that can explain why high levels of specialization do not necessarily lead to “evolutionary dead ends.” IS - 7 JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America EP - 3914 TI - Feeding specialization and host-derived chemical defense in Chrysomeline leaf beetles did not lead to an evolutionary dead end VL - 98 SP - 3909 KW - beetle KW - chemical KW - chrysomelid KW - defence KW - evolution KW - feeding AU - Termonia, Arnaud AU - Hsiao, Ting AU - Pasteels, Jacques AU - Milinkovitch, Michel PY - 2001/03/27/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.061034598 ER -