A Metabolomic approach to identifying chemical mediators of mammal-plant interactions

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 727-735

  Tucker, David J ^a   Wallis, Ian Robert ^b   Bolton, Jessica M ^b   Marsh, Karen J ^b   Rosser, Adam A ^a   Brereton, Ian M ^c   Nicolle, Dean ^d   Foley, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Currency Creek Eucalyptus Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

1H NMR spectroscopy; Common brushtail possum; Eucalyptus; Flavanones; Folivorous marsupials; Herbivory; Metabolomics; Symphyomyrtus

Indexed keywords

FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFEEDANT; DICOTYLEDON; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORE; INSECT; LEAF; MARSUPIAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PIGMENT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TANNIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUCALYPTUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARSUPIAL; METABOLOMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; EUCALYPTUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLAVANONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MARSUPIALIA; METABOLOMICS; PLANT LEAVES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EUCALYPTUS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; SYMPHYOMYRTUS;

EID: 77954243727     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9803-5     Document Type: Article

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