Ecdysteroid content and distribution in plants of genus Potamogeton

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-415

  Chadin, I ^a   Volodin, V ^a   Whiting, P ^b   Shirshova, T ^a   Kolegova, N ^a   Dinan, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxyecdysone; Biochemical ecology; Chemotaxonomy; Ecdysone; Ecdysteroid; Moulting hormone; Potamogeton; Sago pondweed

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STEROID;

ARTHROPODA; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON; POTAMOGETON ALPINUS; POTAMOGETON BERCHTOLDII; POTAMOGETON COMPRESSUS; POTAMOGETON GRAMINEUS; POTAMOGETON LUCENS; POTAMOGETON NATANS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON PERFOLIATUS; STUCKENIA PECTINATUS;

EID: 0037375938     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00172-2     Document Type: Article

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