Chemical defense in Elodea nuttallii reduces feeding and growth of aquatic herbivorous lepidoptera

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1646-1661

  Erhard, Daniela ^a   Pohnert, Georg ^b   Gross, Elisabeth M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allelochemicals; Feeding deterrence; Flavonoids; Freshwater macrophyte; Herbivory; Invasive plant; Nutritional value

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID;

ALLELOCHEMICAL; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FEEDING; GROWTH; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; MACROPHYTE; MOTH; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROCHARITACEAE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLAVONOIDS; HYDROCHARITACEAE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA;

ACENTRIA; ACENTRIA EPHEMERELLA; ELODEA; ELODEA NUTTALLII; HYDROCHARITACEAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; POTAMOGETON; POTAMOGETON LUCENS; POTAMOGETON PERFOLIATUS; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 34547439239     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9307-0     Document Type: Article

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