Plant latex and first-instar monarch larval growth and survival on three north American milkweed species

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1827-1842

  Zalucki, Myron P ^a   Malcolm, Stephen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepias; Cardenolide; Danaus plexippus; Growth rate; Latex; Laticifer; Milkweed; Neonate larvae; Plant defense; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARDENOLIDE; LATEX;

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA; ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS;

EID: 0032792319     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020929732223     Document Type: Article

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