Llwytho...

Chemical defense: Bestowal of a nuptial alkaloidal garment by a male moth on its mate

Males of the moth Cosmosoma myrodora (Arctiidae) acquire pyrrolizidine alkaloid by feeding on the excrescent fluids of certain plants (for instance, Eupatorium capillifolium). They incorporate the alkaloid systemically and as a result are protected against spiders. The males have a pair of abdominal...

Disgrifiad llawn

Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awduron: Conner, William E., Boada, Ruth, Schroeder, Frank C., González, Andrés, Meinwald, Jerrold, Eisner, Thomas
Fformat: Artigo
Iaith:Inglês
Cyhoeddwyd: The National Academy of Sciences 2000
Pynciau:
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC18931/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11114202
Tagiau: Ychwanegu Tag
Dim Tagiau, Byddwch y cyntaf i dagio'r cofnod hwn!