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Sexually transmitted chemical defense in a moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)
The arctiid moth Utetheisa ornatrix is protected against predation by pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) that it sequesters as a larva from its food plant. Earlier work had shown that males transmit PA to the female with the sperm package and that the female bestows part of this gift on the eggs, protecti...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Sprog: | Inglês |
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The National Academy of Sciences
1999
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| Online adgang: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC21901/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10318925 |
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