Methods for Replicating Leaf Vibrations Induced by Insect Herbivores

Sabrina C J Michael; Heidi A Appel; Reginald B Cocroft

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-9458-8_15

Methods for Replicating Leaf Vibrations Induced by Insect Herbivores

Methods Mol Biol. 2019:1991:141-157. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9458-8_15.

Authors

Sabrina C J Michael¹, Heidi A Appel², Reginald B Cocroft³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
² Department of Biology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
³ Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA. cocroftr@missouri.edu.

PMID: 31041771
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9458-8_15

Abstract

Testing plant responses to natural sources of mechanical vibration requires methods that can precisely reproduce complex vibrational stimuli. Here we describe a method for conducting high-fidelity vibrational playbacks using consumer audio equipment and custom-written signal processing software.

Keywords: Herbivory; Plant mechanosensing; Plant–insect interactions; Vibrational communication.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Acoustic Stimulation / instrumentation
Acoustic Stimulation / methods*
Animals
Arabidopsis / physiology*
Herbivory
Insecta
Mechanotransduction, Cellular*
Plant Leaves / physiology*
Vibration*