Contrasting reactions of loggerhead shrikes to two types of chemically defended insect prey

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-181

  Yosef, Reuven ^a   Carrel, James E ^b   Eisner, Thomas ^c  

^a Ben Gurion University of the Negev Eilat Campus   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctiidae; Cantharidin; Feeding aversion; Lytta polita; Meloidae; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Utetheisa ornatrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000768738     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02055090     Document Type: Article

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