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Methods for Replicating Leaf Vibrations Induced by Insect Herbivores

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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.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Alexis Kollasch, Ashten Kimble, and Barb Sonderman for help with figures and logistics, Jon Patman for troubleshooting hardware-software connections, Walter Gassman and Sharon Pike for comments on the manuscript, and Carlos Pinto Navia and the Appel lab for testing the Matlab code. National Science Foundation grant IOS-1359593 to HMA and RBC supported this work.

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  1. Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

    Sabrina C. J. Michael & Reginald B. Cocroft

  2. Department of Biology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

    Heidi A. Appel

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  1. Division of Plant Sciences, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, and Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

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Michael, S.C.J., Appel, H.A., Cocroft, R.B. (2019). Methods for Replicating Leaf Vibrations Induced by Insect Herbivores. In: Gassmann, W. (eds) Plant Innate Immunity. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1991. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9458-8_15

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