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Plant tannins and insect herbivores: an appraisal
Author(s) -
BERNAYS E. A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1981.tb00625.x
Subject(s) - herbivore , biology , insect , tannin , proanthocyanidin , condensed tannin , botany , bioassay , ecology , polyphenol , biochemistry , antioxidant
. 1. The bioassays with tannins and insects, and the ecological studies on insects implicating tannins, are summarized and discussed. 2. Because of the great variation now shown in all aspects of the insect‐tannin relationship, the difficulty of making generalizations is stressed. 3. The significance of plant tannins for insect herbivores is reconsidered in the light of recent work and little‐known older work, which illustrate the very varied nature of its effects.