Chemical Defense Balanced by Sequestration and De Novo Biosynthesis in a Lepidopteran Specialist

The evolution of sequestration (uptake and accumulation) relative to de novo biosynthesis of chemical defense compounds is poorly understood, as is the interplay between these two strategies. The Burnet moth Zygaena filipendulae (Lepidoptera) and its food-plant Lotus corniculatus (Fabaceae) poses an...

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Main Authors: Fürstenberg-Hägg, Joel, Zagrobelny, Mika, Jørgensen, Kirsten, Vogel, Heiko, Møller, Birger Lindberg, Bak, Søren
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191964/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25299618
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108745
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