Alkaloidal glycosidase inhibitors and digestive glycosidase inhibition in specialist and generalist herbivores of Omphalea diandra

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-135

  Kite, G C ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alkaloidal glycosidase inhibitors; Euphorbiaceae; generalist specialist herbivores; glycosidases; Lepidoptera; Omphalea diandra; sequestration; Urania fulgens; Uraniidae

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DERMESTES MACULATUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; GULO; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; OMPHALEA; OMPHALEA DIANDRA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; THEOPE; URANIA; URANIIDAE;

EID: 0030968637     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006349.84075.f0     Document Type: Article

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