Fate of male-derived cucurbitacins in spotted cucumber beetle females

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 413-427

  Tallamy, Douglas W ^a   Gorski, Piotr M ^a   Burzon, Julia K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucurbitacins; Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi; Mating behavior; Nuptial gift; Pharmacophagy; Spermatophore; Spotted cucumber beetle

Indexed keywords

TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE;

BEETLE; DIET; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; BEETLE; COPULATION; CUCUMBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; NUTRITION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA;

EID: 0033970648     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005461522609     Document Type: Article

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