Ecological and evolutionary bioprospecting: Using aposematic insects as guides to rainforest plants active against disease

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 130-134

  Helson, Julie E ^a,b   Capson, Todd L ^a,c   Johns, Timothy ^a   Aiello, Annette ^c   Windsor, Donald M ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INSECT; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RAINFOREST;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 63849264098     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/070189     Document Type: Article

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