Open AccessNature's Chemical Weapons: Beetle Defenses
Author(s) -
Catherine E. Housecroft
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2019.420
Subject(s) - coccinellidae , ground beetle , biology , entomology , ecology , predation , predator , habitat
The defense chemicals secreted by beetles are very diverse. They are exemplified by those of members of the families Carabidae (ground beetles) and Coccinellidae (ladybirds).