Acquired chemical defense in the lycaenid butterfly,Eumaeus atala.
The lycaenid butterfly,Eumaeus atala, was found to contain cycasin, an azoxyglycoside, by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). Quantification of cycasin content in 10 individual freshly killed and frozen males and females, using capillary gas chromatography (GC), showed that cycasin contents of individu...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
1989
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