Physiological mechanisms underlying the costs of chemical defence in Junonia coenia Hubner (Nymphalidae): A gravimetric and quantitative genetic analysis

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 451-469

  Camara, Mark D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aucubin; Catalpol; Chemical defence; Costs; Diet breadth; Host range; Iridoid glycosides; Nutritional indices; Phytophagous insect; Quantitative genetics; Sequestration; Trade offs; Tri trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL DEFENCE; FOOD USE EFFICIENCY; INSECT HERBIVORE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISM;

COENIA; INSECTA; JUNONIA COENIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0030817221     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018436908073     Document Type: Article

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