Evolutionary origins and molecular mechanisms of hostplant adaption in lepidopteran herbivores [Elektronische Ressource] / von Hanna Marieke Heidel-Fischer

Evolutionary Origins and Molecular Mechanisms of Hostplant Adaptation in Lepidopteran Herbivores Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) Vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Diplom-Biologin Hanna Marieke Heidel-Fischer geboren am 14. Juli 1977 in Berlin Contents Contents 1. General introduction...............................................................................................................5 2. Chapter I: Evolutionary origins of a novel hostplant detoxification gene in butterflies ......14 2.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................15 2.2 Material and Methods .....................................................................................................17 2.3 Results.............................................................................................................................22 2.4 Discussion.......................................................................................................................31 3. Chapter II: Microevolutionary dynamics of a macroevolutionary key innovation in a Lepidopteran herbivore............................................................................................................