Is trypsin inhibitor a plant defense against the larvae of the forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria)?

Forest tent caterpillars ( Malacosoma disstria ) are ubiquitous defoliating insects in North America. In Canada, trembling aspen is their favourite host tree, which can produce an inducible protein, trypsin inhibitor (TI), to inhibit trypsin, a major proteolytic enzyme in caterpillars' midguts....

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Main Author: Shi, Zhe
Format: Others
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/975387/1/MR34460.pdf
Shi, Zhe <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Shi=3AZhe=3A=3A.html> (2007) Is trypsin inhibitor a plant defense against the larvae of the forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria)? Masters thesis, Concordia University.