Ecology of Arabidopsis thaliana : local adaptation and interaction with herbivores

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Mosleh Arany, A. (2006, January 11). Ecology of Arabidopsis thaliana : local adaptation and

interaction with herbivores. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3771

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Ecology of Arabidopsis thaliana:

Ecology of Arabidopsis thaliana: Local adaptation and interaction with herbivores

THESISLEIDENUNIVERSITY

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ISBN 90 6464 511 6

Cover design and figures: M artin Brittijn Photograph: Herman Berkhoudt

Lay-out: Jan Bruin (www.bred.nl)

Ecology of Arabidopsis thaliana:

Local adaptation and interaction with herbivores

PROEFSCHRIFT

ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,

op gezag van de Rector Magnificus Dr. D.D. Breimer, hoogleraar in de faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen

en die der Geneeskunde,

volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op woensdag 11 januari 2006

klokke 14.15 uur door

Asghar Mosleh Arany

Referent

Prof.Dr.J.M .van Groenendael (Universiteit Nijmegen) Overige leden

Prof.Dr.P.J.J.Hooykaas Prof.Dr.R.Verpoorte

This thesis is dedicated to

Contents

CHAPTER1 General introduction 9

CHAPTER2 Herbivory and abiotic factors affect population

dynamics of Arabidopsis thaliana in a sand dune

area 19

Plant Biology7,549-556 (2005)

CHAPTER3 Herbivory and local adaptation in natural

popula-tions of Arabidopsis thaliana 35 CHAPTER4 Differences in chemical composition of Arabidopsis

thaliana seeds and implications for plant-herbivore

interactions 49

CHAPTER5 Glucosinolates and some other chemical compounds

in leaves from natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana and their effects on generalist and specialist