Tasty on the outside, but toxic in the middle: grasshopper regurgitation and host plant-mediated toxicity to a vertebrate predator

2001/08/01 by Gregory A. Sword · 1 voice · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

paper · doi:10.1007/s004420100666

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• Scistocerca emarginataはバッタ目に属し、多種の捕食者や襲撃者に襲われた際に嘔吐を行う事が知られているのん。 ロメインレタス(Lactuca sativa)と多くの毒性アルカロイドを含有するホップ(Ptelea trifoliate)をバッタに給餌した後、グリーンアノール(Anolis carolinensis)に投与するとホップを与えたバッタでは、餌の植物自体の影響で捕食を免 [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]