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Cardenolide content and palatability of a population of Danaus chrysippus butterflies from West Africa
Author(s) -
BROWER L. P.,
EDMUNDS M.,
MOFFITT C. M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1975.tb00084.x
Subject(s) - danaus , biology , cardenolide , monarch butterfly , palatability , zoology , botany , lepidoptera genitalia , food science , glycoside
SYNOPSIS The variation in cardenolide content found in 50 individuals of Danaus chrysippus is related to the type of food plant and the sequestering efficiency of the butterfly. The toxicity of the insects to bird predators is discussed in relation to the polymorphism found in species of Danaus .