Suggested pharmacophagy of the African bushhopper Phymateus leprosus (Fabricius) (Pyrgomorphidae, Orthoptera)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 442-448

  Seibt, Uta ^a   Kasang, Gerhard ^a   Wickler, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Max Plank Inst F V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asclepiadaceae; Pharmacophagy; Phymateus leprosus

Indexed keywords

ASCLEPIAS FRUTICOSA; PHAGOSTIMULANT; PHARMACOPHAGY; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPOGENIN; SAPONIN;

PHYMATEUS LEPROSUS;

EID: 0033949418     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2000-5-621     Document Type: Article

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