Cardenolides in nectar may be more than a consequence of allocation to other plant parts: A phylogenetic study of Asclepias

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1100-1110

  Manson, Jessamyn S ^a   Rasmann, Sergio ^b   Halitschke, Rayko ^c   Thomson, James D ^a   Agrawal, Anurag A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepias; Cardenolide; Milkweeds; Optimal defence theory; Pollinator preference; Secondary metabolites; Toxic nectar

Indexed keywords

BEE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLORAL TRAIT; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NECTAR; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ASCLEPIAS;

EID: 84866923765     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02039.x     Document Type: Article

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