It's the first bites that count: Survival of first-instar monarchs on milkweeds

Austral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 547-555

  Zalucki, Myron P ^a   Malcolm, Stephen B ^b   Pauste, Timothy D ^c   Hanlon, Christopher C ^c   Brower, Lincoln P ^d   Clarke, Anthony R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asclepias; Assays; Cardenolide; Danaus plexippus; Growth rate; Latex; Laticifer; Neonate larvae; Plant defence; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012538329     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2001.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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