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Joop van Loon

My research is focussed on sensory and nutritional interactions in insect-plant and multitrophic systems consisting of: plants – plant feeding insects - parasitoids - predators.
Over 80% of plant feeding insect species and many parasitoid species are specialized feeders, whereas predators comprise both specialized and generalist species.
Using comparative physiological, behavioural and ecological approaches, we study questions on the use of chemical information by insects
I am also involved in projects studying the odour-mediated host selection behaviour of malaria mosquitoes (cooperation with Willem Takken).

Please find further information at the website of the lab