58 research outputs found
Baubles, Bangles, and Biotypes: A Critical Review of the use and Abuse of the Biotype Concept
Pest species of insects are notoriously prone to escape the weapons deployed in management efforts against them. This is particularly true in herbivorous insects. When a previously successful tactic fails the insect population has apparently adapted to it and is often considered to be a new or distinct entity, and given the non-formal category ‘biotype’. The entities falling under the umbrella term ‘biotype’ are not consistent either within or between biotypes, and their underlying genetic composition and origins, while generally unknown, are likely heterogeneous within and variable between biotypes. In some cases race or species may be more appropriate referents. Some examples of applications of the concept in the context of host plant resistance are discussed. It is argued here that the term ‘biotype’ and its applications are overly simplistic, confused, have not proved useful in current pest management, and lack predictive power for future management
New insights into diversity and selectivity of trentepohlialean lichen photobionts from the extratropics
Akt mediated mitochondrial protection in the heart: metabolic and survival pathways to the rescue
Changes in Plasma-renin Activity and Hemodynamics During Vasodilator Therapy in Conscious Dogs With Myocardial-infarction Or Chronic Volume Overload
Can lessons learned about preventing cardiac muscle death be applied to prevent skeletal muscle death?
Human hexokinase II gene: exon-intron organization, mutation screening in NIDDM, and its relationship to muscle hexokinase activity
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