Larval beetles form a defense from recycled host-plant chemicals discharged as fecal wastes

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 765-785

  Morton, Timothy C ^a   Vencl, Fredric V ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysomelidae; Fecal shield; Larval defense; Lema trilinea; Neolema sexpunctata; Palmitic acid; Phytol; Solanum dulcamara; Steroidal glycoalkaloid

Indexed keywords

BEETLE LARVA; CHEMICAL DEFENCE; FAECES; LEAF-FEEDING BEETLE; METABOLITE;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COMMELINA COMMUNIS; FORMICA SUBSERICEA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEMA TRILINEA; NEOLEMA SEXPUNCTATA; SOLANUM DULCAMARA;

EID: 0031799925     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022382931766     Document Type: Article

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