TOXICITY OF TERPENOID DETERRENTS TO THE LEAFCUTTING ANT ATTA-CEPHALOTES AND ITS MUTUALISTIC FUNGUS

被引：75
作者：
HOWARD, JJ
CAZIN, J
WIEMER, DF
机构：
[1] UNIV IOWA,DEPT MICROBIOL,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
[2] UNIV IOWA,DEPT CHEM,PROGRAM EVOLUTIONARY ECOL & BEHAV,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
来源：
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY | 1988年 / 14卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1007/BF01022531
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
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页码：59 / 69
页数：11
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