Phospholipase C-β (PLC-β) isozymes are key effectors in G protein-coupled
signaling pathways. Prior research suggested that some isoforms of PLC-β may exist
and function as dimers, but little is known about dimerization of PLC-β. Data from coimmunoprecipitation
assays of differentially-tagged PLC-β constructs and sizeexclusion
chromatography of native PLC-β support homodimerization...
Pseudomonas syringae are plant pathogenic bacteria that cause disease by rapidly multiplying within the aboveground tissues of host plants. Growth of P. syringae within plant host tissues requires the disarmament of host immune defenses that limit microbial growth. To combat host defenses, P. syringae deploys a type III secretion system...
Hippodamia convergens Guerin-Meneville was selected for
rapid development through five generations at four constant
temperatures (18, 22, 26, and 30°C). Two levels of selection
were used: intense and moderate. Differences in developmental
rate, survivorship, live adult weight, aphid consumption,
adult longevity, and fecundity were measured for both groups
and an...
Behavioral and ecological aspects of the field and developmental
biology of Apanteles yakutatensis (Ashm.), a primary larval parasite of
the alfalfa looper, Autographa californica (Speyer), were investigated
in 1980 and 1981. Populations of A. yakutatensis were found in commercial
peppermint, alfalfa and crimson clover fields involving two
areas (Willamette Valley,...
The recent colonization of Oregon by an exotic, intentionally introduced coccinellid, Harmonia axyridis, was the basis for lab and field research into lady
beetle developmental biology and community composition. Harmonia axyridis was the dominant coccinellid in an arboreal habitat, and comprised over 70% of all lady beetles, and 82% of...
An exotic pest of deciduous plants, Operophtera
brumata (L.), was discovered in Portland, Oregon in
1978. O. brumata, the winter moth, is native to
northern Africa and temperate Eurasia. Its range
extends from Scandanavia, Britain, and France to Japan.
It is also now well established on the North American
continent...
Ecological relationships between D. coccinellae and its coccinellid hosts were examined in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1982. The distribution and relative abundance of seven species of coccinellids from eight collecting sites were monitored to determine percent parasitism by D. coccinellae on a spatial and temporal basis. Host size and...
The influence of natural enemies and plant apparency in
determining the abundance of the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae L.
and the imported cabbageworm Pieris rapae L. was examined on collards
grown in a collard monoculture and in a collard-alfalfa biculture.
This design was used to examine the factors affecting collardherbivore...
Defensive chemical and nutritive quality of young leaves were measured for 72 individual trees of Chrysolepis [Castanopsis] chrysophylla in conjunction with light intensities of two different stand types and population numbers of Habrodais grunus herri in the Cascade mountains of Oregon. Leaves were collected in the spring and leaf characteristics...
