Holey aroids: Circular trenching behavior by a leaf beetle in Vietnam

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-558

  Darling, D Christopher ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Araceae; Chrysomelidae; Cyanide; Herbivore defense; Herbivory; Latex

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BEETLE; COEVOLUTION; CYANIDE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; HOST PLANT; PHYLOGENY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

APLOSONYX; ARACEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 34547127628     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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