Publications by authors named "Hinal Kharva"
Host shifts are considered a key generator of insect biodiversity. For insects, adaptation to new host plants often requires changes in larval/pupal development and adult behavioural preference toward new hosts. Neurochemicals play key roles in both development and behaviour and therefore provide a potential source for such synchronization.
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- - Changes in behavior can lead to quick evolution and the formation of new species, but the reasons behind these behavioral changes are not well understood.
- - The tephritid fruit fly illustrates this concept, having recently switched from mating on hawthorn to apple trees, which affects its odor preferences and leads to reproductive isolation.
- - Research shows that this shift is linked to alterations in the brain's sensory processing for recognizing fruit odors, suggesting that similar neural changes in other species could drive behavioral evolution and biodiversity.