Simultaneous tests of the preference-performance and phylogenetic conservatism hypotheses: is either theory useful?

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Oviposition preference of Lycaena salustiusfor, and larval performance on, a novel host plant: an example of ecological fitting

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Does mother know best? The preference-performance hypothesis and parent-offspring conflict in aboveground-belowground herbivore life cycles

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Phytophagy on phylogenetically isolated trees: why hosts should escape their relatives

(2011) Benjamin Yguel et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A conceptual framework for the evolution of ecological specialisation

(2011) Timothée Poisot et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Phylogenetic distance can predict susceptibility to attack by natural enemies

(2011) J. H. Ness et al.   OIKOS

Test of the enemy release hypothesis: The native magpie moth prefers a native fireweed (Senecio pinnatifolius) to its introduced congener (S. madagascariensis)

(2010) EVE M. WHITE et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

A meta-analysis of preference-performance relationships in phytophagous insects

(2010) Sofia Gripenberg et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Differential effects of experience on feeding and ovipositing preferences of a polyphagous leafminer

(2010) M. Videla et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Potential Host Plants ofTrirhabda geminata(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Impacts on Survival, Development, and Feeding

(2010) Mary A. Sorensen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Integrating ancient patterns and current dynamics of insect-plant interactions: Taxonomic and geographic variation in herbivore specialization

(2010) J. Mark Scriber   Insect Science

Evolution of host utilization patterns in the seed beetle genus Mimosestes Bridwell (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)

(2010) Toshihide Kato et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Is a mango just a mango? Testing within-fruit oviposition site choice and larval performance of a highly polyphagous fruit fly

(2009) Wigunda Rattanapun et al.   Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Bactrocera dorsalispreference for and performance on two mango varieties at three stages of ripeness

(2009) Wigunda Rattanapun et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Host range evolution is not driven by the optimization of larval performance: the case of Lycaeides melissa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and the colonization of alfalfa

(2009) Matthew L. Forister et al.   OECOLOGIA

Interactions between Papilionidae and ancient Australian Angiosperms: evolutionary specialization or ecological monophagy?

(2008) J. Mark Scriber et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Host Status Determination: Critical Conceptual, Methodological, and Regulatory Considerations

(2007) Martín Aluja et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Choosing the right plants to test: The host-specificity of Longitarsus sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) a potential biological control agent of Heliotropium amplexicaule

(2007) D.T. Briese et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL