Always being well prepared for defense: The production of deterrents by juvenile Chrysomelina beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Phytochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 1899-1909

  Burse, Antje ^a   Frick, Sindy ^a   Discher, Sabrina ^a   Tolzin Banasch, Karla ^a   Kirsch, Roy ^a   Strauß, Anja ^a   Kunert, Maritta ^a   Boland, Wilhelm ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Chemical ecology; Co evolution; Fat body; Iridoid synthesis; Leaf beetles; Secondary metabolites; Sequestration; Thioglucosides; Transport protein

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSIDE; IRIDOID;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION; LARVA; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; EVOLUTION; GLUCOSIDES; IRIDOIDS; LARVA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 70350722386     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.08.002     Document Type: Review

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