Uric acid deposition in larval integument of black swallowtails and speculation on its possible functions

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 104-107

  Timmermann, Susanne ^a   Berenbaum, May R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird dropping; Furanocoumarin; Papilio polyxenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONIDAE;

EID: 0342646938     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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