Exploring the transcriptomics of polyphagy in plant-eating insects
Metadata Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Hardy, Nate | |
dc.contributor.author | Christodoulides, Nicholas | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-27T17:28:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-07-27T17:28:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-07-27 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10415/5892 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of my thesis research was to gain a better understanding of the genetics underlying insect polyphagy. My thesis consisted of three objectives, each exploring a different aspect of plant-feeding insect genetics. For my first objective, I assembled and analyzed transcriptome data to study how gene expression varies across hosts of an extremely generalist insect, the lobate lac scale (Paratachardina pseudolobata). For my second objective, I examined published transcriptomes of 42 species of plant-feeding insects to test the simple idea that more generalist insects have more biochemical tools for herbivory, and express more herbivory genes. As a final part of my thesis research, I lay the foundation for an experiment to examine the role of phenotypic plasticity in the evolution of host use in aphid species. | en_US |
dc.rights | EMBARGO_NOT_AUBURN | en_US |
dc.subject | Entomology and Plant Pathology | en_US |
dc.title | Exploring the transcriptomics of polyphagy in plant-eating insects | en_US |
dc.type | Master's Thesis | en_US |
dc.embargo.length | DAYS_WITHHELD:-1 | en_US |
dc.embargo.status | EMBARGOED | en_US |
dc.embargo.enddate | 2017-07-25 | en_US |