| Author | Kaiser, W., Huguet, E., Casas, J., Commin, C. & Giron, D. |
| Year | 2010 |
| Title | Plant green-island phenotype induced by leaf-miners is mediated by bacterial symbionts |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277: 2311-2319. |
| Illustrations | Colour photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | The "green islands" produced by leaf-miners on senescent leaves result from the introduction of insect-symbiotic bacteria, probably Wolbachia, which alter the plant metabolism and reverse senescence. This enables the leaf-miner to fit in an extra generation in the autumn after the leaves have ceased to be sufficiently nutritious. |
| Website url | rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/03/24/rspb.2010.0214.full |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Wolbachia | a genus of insect endosymbionts and parasites | ||
| Current | Phyllonorycter blancardella | Brown Apple Midget | Animalia: Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae |
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