Field survey of leaf miner damage patterns (Drosophilidae)

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Method synopsis

Systematic field survey of natural herbivore damage patterns across different leaf positions on host plants. Quantifies within-host foraging preferences in natural populations.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 2 papers using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Aversion and attraction to harmful plant secondary compounds jointly shape the foraging ecology of a specialist herbivore (2016), Ecology and Evolution. The protocol was originally introduced by Mining the plant-insect interface with a leafmining <i>Drosophila</i> of <i>Arabidopsis</i> (2011), Molecular Ecology. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Field survey of leaf damage patterns
   Conducted survey on 18 July 2009 along transect through bittercress patches at Site 401. Selected 107 ramets randomly and counted number of leaves on each sampled ramet, indicated whether each harbored leaf mine. All leaves per stem examined to describe distribution of leaf miner damage across stems.
   Quantities: 107 ramets surveyed, all leaves per stem examinedDuration: Single day survey on 18 July 2009Conditions: Field conditions at Site 401
   Equipment: field survey materials

Typical Equipment

• field survey materials

Output Measurements

• leaf mine presence/absence by position
• leaf position damage probability

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

Species Studied With This Protocol

Places Where Used