Identification and quantification of predation: Novel use of gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis of prey alkaloid markers

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 416-426

  Sloggett, John J ^a,b   Obrycki, John J ^a   Haynes, Kenneth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Chemical defence; Chemical taxonomy; Coccinellidae; Harmonia axyridis; Intraguild predation; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BEETLE; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; EGG PREDATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; LARVA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHEROMONE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

CHRYSOPERLA RUFILABRIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS;

EID: 62449252399     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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