A bioassay for insect deterrent compounds found in plant and animal tissues

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 381-388

  Dyer, Lee A ^a,b   Dodson, Craig D ^b   Gentry, Grant ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b and Mass Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Bioassay; Insect anti feedant; Plant secondary metabolites; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; METABOLITES; TROPICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANT; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL LITERATURE; INSECT ANTI-FEEDANT; METHANOLIC EXTRACTS; PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES; PLANT TISSUES; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SUCROSE SOLUTION;

BIOASSAY;

ALKALOID; INSECT REPELLENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; LEGUME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENISPERMACEAE; MORACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPERACEAE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URTICACEAE;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PARAPONERA; PARAPONERA CLAVATA;

EID: 0344034277     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.734     Document Type: Article

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