The Chlorophyll Catabolite, Pheophorbide a, Confers Predation Resistance in a Larval Tortoise Beetle Shield Defense

Larval insect herbivores feeding externally on leaves are vulnerable to numerous and varied enemies. Larvae of the Neotropical herbivore, Chelymorpha alternans (Chrysomelidae:Cassidinae), possess shields made of cast skins and feces, which can be aimed and waved at attacking enemies. Prior work with...

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Autores principales: Vencl, Fredric V., Gómez, Nélida E., Ploss, Kerstin, Boland, Wilhelm
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2758384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19127385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9577-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2758384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19127385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9577-1

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