Background Galls have specialized tissues for the protection and nutrition of the inducers,
and these tissues have been studied from the developmental and histochemical …

As natural microlaboratories, galls are elegant models to study plant cell fates. Each gall
morphotype is the product of repetitive patterns in cell division and differentiation, which …

Hypersensitive reaction is an important type of induced defence by which the plant elicits a
defence response to pathogens and insects. Hypersensitive reaction has been argued to be …

This book seeks to expose the reader to those studies which have made the greatest
contribution to the body of knowledge surrounding the insect galls in the Neotropical region …

Environmental factors act as drivers of species coexistence or competition. Mesic
environments favor the action of parasites and predators on gall communities, while the …

Abstract The Plant Vigor Hypothesis (PVH) proposes that natural selection on female
oviposition choice results from higher fitness of larvae on more vigorous and larger plant …

Plants draw from various genetically controlled defenses to protect against herbivores and
pathogens. The efficacy of alternative defenses can vary with the biology and phylogeny of …

Hypersensitivity responses (HR) play a major role in plant resistance to pathogens. It is often
claimed that HR is also important in plant resistance to insects, although there is little …

Insect galls are important nutrient sinks in the plant, ultimately affecting its reproductive
success. We assessed the influence of a stem galler on the survival of plant shoots and …

Great genotypic variation in resistance against the gall midge Dasineura marginemtorquens
Bremi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) exists within its willow host Salix viminalis L.(Salicaceae). In …