Herbivore induced changes in the transcriptome of Nicotiana attenuata [Elektronische Ressource] / von Claudia Voelkel

“… All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. …” Bag End, April 3018 Herbivore-Induced Changes in the Transcriptome of Nicotiana attenuata 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 Claudia Voelckel geboren am 14. Juni 1972 in Jena Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Ian T. Baldwin 2. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang W. Weisser 3. Prof. Dr. Linda L. Walling Tag der Doktorprüfung: 28.06.2004 Tag der öffentlichen Verteidigung: 19.07.2004 Table of Contents _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Why Study the Transcriptome? 1 1.2. Needle(s) in a Haystack – How to Find the Relevant Genes? 2 1.3. Introducing the Plant – Nicotiana attenuata as a Model System in Chemical Ecology 4 1.4. Introducing the Herbivores – Guilds, Clades, Host Range, Interactions 6 1.5. A New Alliance – Seeking Answers to Ecological Questions with Molecular 10 Tools 2.