Phylogenetic trends in phenolic metabolism of milkweeds (Asclepias): Evidence for escalation

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 663-673

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a   Salminen, Juha Pekka ^b   Fishbein, Mark ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Cardenolide; Coevolution; Evolutionary trend; Flavonoid; Plant defense theory

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METABOLISM; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT; PLANT DEFENSE;

ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY;

ASCLEPIADACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; PHENOLS; PHYLOGENY;

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; GOMPHOCARPUS;

EID: 60849121931     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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