Pyrrolizidine alkaloids on three trophic levels - Evidence for toxic and deterrent effects on phytophages and predators

Chemoecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-125

  Narberhaus, Ingo ^a   Zintgraf, Verena ^b   Dobler, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical defence; Chrysomelidae; Longitarsus; Philosamia ricini; Plant secondary compounds; Sequestration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOMBYX MORI; CARABIDAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LONGITARSUS; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PHILOSAMIA RICINI; SAMIA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 15944405357     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-005-0302-z     Document Type: Article

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