Strategies of chemical anti-predator defences in leaf beetles: is sequestration of plant toxins less costly than de novo synthesis?

Zvereva, Elena L; Zverev, Vitali; Kruglova, Oksana Y; Kozlov, Mikhail V

Zvereva, Elena L; Zverev, Vitali; Kruglova, Oksana Y; Kozlov, Mikhail V.

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Zvereva EL; Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland. elezve@utu.fi.
Zverev V; Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Kruglova OY; Faculty of Biology, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
Kozlov MV; Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland.

Oecologia ; 183(1): 93-106, 2017 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27718063

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Coleoptera; Larva; Animals; Biological Evolution; Herbivory; Plant Leaves

Key words

Energetic costs; Fitness; Insects; Meta-analysis; Plant-herbivore interactions

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Coleoptera / Larva Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation / Systematic_reviews Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Oecologia Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Finland

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