Relative availability of nitrogen in host plants of invertebrate herbivores: three possible nutritional and physiological definitions.

Abstract:

:It has been postulated that free amino acids in the diet of herbivores are a more readily available source of nitrogen than are amino acids in intact proteins. When plants are subjected to any of a number of stress factors the concentration of free amino acids in their tissues may increase relative to the protein content. It has been further postulated that such changes in available nitrogen can increase the survivorship of very young herbivores feeding on the tissues of stressed plants. In this paper, the concept of readily available nitrogen is given more specific definitions in the effort to uncover an underlying nutritional or physiological mechanism responsible for such changes in larval survivorship. The first hypothesis considered is that amino acids are more readily available than proteins in the sense that, as they occur in plant tissue, they are a more nutritious source of needed nitrogenous compounds. The second hypothesis considered is that amino acids are absorbed into the insect gut free from interference by proteinase inhibitors, and thus are more chemically available than are proteins. Finally, free amino acids, because of their solubility and greater mobility, may be more available to herbivores because of physical factors restricting the movement and digestion of proteins from plant tissue into the insect gut. The applicability of each hypothesis to certain types of insects feeding on particular plant tissues is discussed.

journal_name

Oecologia

journal_title

Oecologia

authors

Cockfield SD

doi

10.1007/BF00380930

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1988-10-01 00:00:00

pages

91-94

issue

1

eissn

0029-8549

issn

1432-1939

pii

10.1007/BF00380930

journal_volume

77

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