Quantitative variation in chemical defense within and among subgenera of Cicindela

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 451-472

  Kelley, Katherine C ^a,b   Schilling, Alexander B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzaldehyde; Cicindela; Cicindelidae; Coleoptera; Evolution of chemical defense; Insecta; Lineage variation; Predator deterrence

Indexed keywords

CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031920690     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022308702032     Document Type: Article

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