A high concentration of glucogallin, the common precursor of hydrolyzable tannins, does not deter herbivores

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 649-657

  Alonso, Conchita ^a,b   Ossipova, Svetlana ^a   Ossipov, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birch; Epirrita autumnata; Feeding behavior; Herbivory; Hydrolyzable tannins; Plant defenses

Indexed keywords

BETULA PUBESCENS; EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA;

EID: 0036758460     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020743822511     Document Type: Article

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