Ecological factors influencing the evolution of insects' chemical defenses

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-153

  Skelhorn, John ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Predation; Secondary defenses; Survival; Taste rejection; Toxins

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; EVOLUTION; INSECT; PREDATION; SIGNALING; SURVIVAL; TOXIN;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 38149017125     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm115     Document Type: Article

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