The adaptation of insects to plant protease inhibitors

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 885-895

  Jongsma, Maarten A ^a   Bolter, Caroline ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissociation constant; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Protease inhibitor; Spodoptera exigua; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; DEFENCE MECHANISM; INSECT HERBIVORE; PROTEASE INHIBITOR;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; MAMMALIA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NEMATODA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 0031260101     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00040-1     Document Type: Review

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