Sequestration of Glucosinolates and Iridoid Glucosides in Sawfly Species of the Genus Athalia and Their Role in Defense Against Ants

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-157

  Opitz, Sebastian E W ^a   Jensen, Søren R ^b   Müller, Caroline ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Defense; Glucosinolates; Hemolymph; Iridoid glucosides; Sequestration; Tenthredinidae

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSINOLATE; IRIDOID;

ANT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DICOTYLEDON; FLY; HOST PLANT; HOST RANGE; LARVA; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY);

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANT; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOLYMPH; HYMENOPTERA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTAGO;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTS; BRASSICACEAE; FEMALE; GLUCOSINOLATES; HEMOLYMPH; HYMENOPTERA; IRIDOIDS; LARVA; MALE; PLANTAGO;

ALLIARIA PETIOLATA; ATHALIA; ATHALIA ROSAE; BRASSICACEAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA RUBRA; PLANTAGINACEAE; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; TENTHREDINIDAE; VERONICA; VERONICA BECCABUNGA;

EID: 77950460911     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9740-3     Document Type: Article

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