Visualizing a plant defense and insect counterploy: Alkaloid distribution in Lobelia leaves trenched by a plusiine caterpillar

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 625-634

  Oppel, Craig B ^a   Dussourd, David E ^a   Garimella, Umadevi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Enigmogramma basigera; Laticifer; Leaf trenching; Lobelia cardinalis; Lobeline; Microwave assisted extraction; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE INDEX; ALKALOID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSECT; LEAF; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT DEFENSE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AGROMYZIDAE; CAMPANULACEAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LOBELIA; LOBELIA CARDINALIS; NOCTUIDAE;

ALKALOID; LATEX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; LOBELIA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; LATEX; LEPIDOPTERA; LOBELIA; MICROWAVES; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 70349256264     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9643-3     Document Type: Article

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