Effects of sequestered iridoid glycosides on prey choice of the prairie wolf spider, Lycosa carolinensis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 283-295

  Theodoratus, Demetri Hilario ^a,b   Bowers, M Deane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Iridoid glycosides; Junonia coenia; Lycosa carolinensis; Spiders; Tritrophic interactions; Unpalatability

Indexed keywords

IRIDOID;

ALLELOCHEMICAL; PALATABILITY; PREY SELECTION; SPIDER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; NONHUMAN; SPIDER;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; CANIS; CAROLINENSIS; COENIA; HEXAPODA; HOGNA CAROLINENSIS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; JUNONIA COENIA; LANCEOLATA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOSA; LYCOSA CAROLINENSIS; LYCOSIDAE; NYMPHALIDAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PLANTAGO MAJOR;

EID: 0033042357     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020894729188     Document Type: Article

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