Plant-determined variation in the cardenolide content, thin-layer chromatography profiles, and emetic potency of monarch butterflies, Danaus-plexippus Lepidoptera, Danaidae reared on the milkweed

First Author: 

  • Brower

Type: 

  • Article

Year: 

1982

Source: 

  • Journal of Chemical Ecology

Category: 

  • Monarch research, Physiology/behavior

Full Reference: 

Brower LP, Seiber JN, Nelson CJ, Lynch SP, Tuskes PM. 1982. Plant-determined variation in the cardenolide content, thin-layer chromatography profiles, and emetic potency of monarch butterflies, Danaus-plexippus Lepidoptera, Danaidae reared on the milkweed

Online citation: 

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=9838924532352149655&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C2…

Study Setting: 

  • Lab

Geographic Focus: 

  • Western Breeding

Field Definitions

First author: Last name of the first author
Type: Article or book chapter
Year: Publication year
Source: Journal or book
Category*: Broad scope of the publication.
Research topic (monarch & supporting research only)*: Specific topic.
Geographic focus*: Geographic setting for field studies.
Monitoring data used: Data from monitoring or public data efforts.
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