Defensive mixology: Combining acquired chemicals towards defence

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 441-450

  Mason, Peri A ^a   Singer, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal medication; Chemical defence; Defence syndrome; Exogenous chemicals; Host plant mixing; Plant secondary metabolite; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84927745808     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12380     Document Type: Note

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