Predatory behavior of Polistes dominulus wasps in response to cardenolides and glucosinolates in Pieris napi caterpillars

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1177-1185

  Rayor, Linda S ^a   Mooney, Larissa J ^a   Renwick, J Alan ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardenolides; Glucosinolates; Handling time; Pierid larvae; Polistes dominulus paper wasps; Predatory behavior; Sequestration; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

CARDENOLIDE; GLUCOSINOLATE; PHEROMONE;

ALLELOCHEMICAL; BUTTERFLY; CATERPILLAR; GENERALIST; HOST PLANT; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; BUTTERFLY; FEMALE; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; WASP;

ANIMALS; BRASSICACEAE; BUTTERFLIES; CARDENOLIDES; FEMALE; GLUCOSINOLATES; LARVA; PHEROMONES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

ARTEMISIA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NIGRA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICACEAE; ERYSIMUM; ERYSIMUM CHEIRANTHOIDES; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE; PIERIDAE; PIERIS NAPI; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTINAE; TROPAEOLACEAE; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 34249739572     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9283-4     Document Type: Article

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