Evolutionary ecology of the tropane alkaloids of Datura stramonium L. (solanaceae)

Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 778-788

  Shonle, Irene ^a   Bergelson, Joy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Datura stramonium; Evolutionary arms race; Hyoscyamine; Insect herbivory; Natural selection; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; SCOPOLAMINE; TROPANE DERIVATIVE;

ALKALOID; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HERBIVORY; NATURAL SELECTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; INSECTS; SCOPOLAMINE; SEEDS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SOLANACEAE; TROPANES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; DATURA STRAMONIUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 0033911844     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00079.x     Document Type: Article

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