1. Variability in Host Plant Chemistry Effects Flight Muscle Development, Gene Expression, and Flight Capacity of Adult Lepidopteran Herbivores. Open Access Author: Portman, Scott L Title: Variability in Host Plant Chemistry Effects Flight Muscle Development, Gene Expression, and Flight Capacity of Adult Lepidopteran Herbivores. Graduate Program: Biology Keywords: plantinsectflightmetabolismgene expressiondispersalinbreedingdefenseendophyte File: Download Portman_Dissertation_Final2.pdf Committee Members: James Harold Marden, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorAndrew George Stephenson, Committee Chair/Co-ChairStephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee MemberGary Felton, Special Member