Do Lecythidaceae specialists (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) shun fetid tree species?

Biotropica

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 440-451

  Berkov, Amy ^a,d   Meurer Grimes, Barbara ^b,d   Purzycki, Kenneth L ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ExGenix Operations PTY LTD   (Australia)

^c Givaudan Roure Corporation   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corythophora amapaensis; Couratari stellata; Dimethyl disulfide; Eschweilera coriacea; French Guiana; Gustavia hexapetala; Lecythis poiteaui; Plant insect interactions; S methylmethionine; Tropical moist forest

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

FRENCH GUIANA;

CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COURATARI STELLATA; ESCHWEILERA CORIACEA; GUSTAVIA HEXAPETALA; LECYTHIS POITEAUI;

EID: 0033775897     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00491.x     Document Type: Article

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