The occurrence of defensive alkaloids in non-integumentary tissues of the Brazilian red-belly toad Melanophryniscus simplex (Bufonidae)

Chemoecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-178

  Grant, Taran ^a   Colombo, Patrick ^b   Verrastro, Laura ^c   Saporito, Ralph A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Chemical defense; Sequestration

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; MELANOPHRYNISCUS;

EID: 84865475522     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-012-0107-9     Document Type: Article

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