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Evolutionary history predicts plant defense against an invasive pest

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dc.contributor.authorDesurmont, Gaylord A.
dc.contributor.authorDonoghue, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorClement, Wendy L.
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Anurag A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-02T13:06:47Z
dc.date.available2019-08-02T13:06:47Z
dc.date.issued2011-02-22
dc.description.abstractIt has long been hypothesized that invasive pests may be facilitated by the evolutionary naïveté of their new hosts, but this prediction has never been examined in a phylogenetic framework. To address the hypothesis, we have been studying the invasive viburnum leaf beetle (Pyrrhalta viburni), which is decimating North American native species of Viburnum, a clade of worldwide importance as understory shrubs and ornamentals. In a phylogenetic field experiment using 16 species of Viburnum, we show that old-world Viburnum species that evolved in the presence of Pyrrhalta beetles mount a massive defensive wound response that crushes eggs of the pest insect; in contrast, naïve North American species that share no evolutionary history with Pyrrhalta beetles show a markedly lower response. This convergent continental difference in the defensive response of Viburnum spp. against insect oviposition contrasts with little difference in the quality of leaves for beetle larvae. Females show strong oviposition preferences that correspond with larval performance regardless of continental origin, which has facilitated colonization of susceptible North American species. Thus, although much attention has been paid to escape from enemies as a factor in the establishment and spread of nonnative organisms, the colonization of undefended resources seems to play a major role in the success of invasive species such as the viburnum leaf beetle
dc.description.sponsorshipViburnum phylogenetic studies were supported by National Science Foundation Grant IOS-0842800 (to M.J.D.). This study was supported by US National Science Foundation Grant DEB-0950231 (to A.A.A.) and Federal Formula Funds allocated by the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (to A.A.A.).
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/66750
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNational Academy of Sciences
dc.relation.doihttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1102891108
dc.relation.hasversionDesurmont, G. A., Donoghue, M. J., Clement, W. L., & Agrawal, A. A. (2011). Evolutionary history predicts plant defense against an invasive pest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(17), 7070–7074.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
dc.subjectdefense-free space
dc.subjectinvasion ecology
dc.subjectphylogenetic ecology
dc.subjectpreference-performane relationship
dc.titleEvolutionary history predicts plant defense against an invasive pest
dc.typearticle
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/60291

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