HOST-PLANT PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS IN NYCTEMERA ANNULATA BOISDUVAL - THEIR PERSISTENCE THROUGH THE LIFE-CYCLE AND TRANSFER TO A PARASITE

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作者
BENN, M [1 ]
DEGRAVE, J [1 ]
GNANASUNDERAM, C [1 ]
HUTCHINS, R [1 ]
机构
[1] DSIR,DIV ENTOMOL,AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND
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EXPERIENTIA | 1979年 / 35卷 / 06期
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10.1007/BF01968208
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Larvae of Nyctemera annulata Boisduval ingest pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Senecio spathulatus A. Rich. which subsequently appear in the adult months and their eggs; the acquisition of the alkaloids by a parasite of the N. annulata larvae provides a further illustration of their ability to persist in insects. © 1979 Birkhäuser Verlag.
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