Is cycasin in Eumaeus minyas (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) a predator deterrent?

Interciencia

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 465-470

  Castillo Guevara, Citlalli ^a   Rico Gray, Víctor ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aposematic Butterfly; Cycads; Deterrent Effect of Cycasin; Lycaenidae; Predation

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244260445     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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