Cryptic Color Change in a Crab Spider (Misumena vatia): Identification and Quantification of Precursors and Ommochrome Pigments by HPLC

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 412-423

  Riou, Mickaël ^a,b   Christidès, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxy kynurenine; Crypsis; High Performance reverse phase ion pair chromatography technique; Xanthommatin

Indexed keywords

PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PIGMENT;

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATABOLISM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYPSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; METABOLITE; MIMICRY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PIGMENT; SPIDER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; OMMOCHROME; SPIDER;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; PHENOTHIAZINES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MISUMENA VATIA; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 77952321456     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9765-7     Document Type: Article

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