Mate choice and toxicity in two species of leaf beetles with different types of chemical defense

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1665-1680

  Labeyrie, Estelle ^a,c   Blanckenhorn, Wolf U ^b   Rahier, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Cardiac glycosides; Chemical defense; Chrysomelidae; Oreina; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Sequestration vs. de novo synthesis; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CARDENOLIDE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; TOXIN;

BEETLE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; MATE CHOICE; MATING; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL SELECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY CONSTITUTION; CARDENOLIDES; FEMALE; MALE; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ARACHNIDA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GLORIOSA; HEXAPODA; OREINA; OREINA CACALIAE; OREINA GLORIOSA;

EID: 0038721330     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024283016219     Document Type: Article

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