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Gastrophysa-viridula coleoptera
Chemical defense
Host-plant
Iridoid monoterpenes
De-novo
Chrysomelidae
Larvae
Biosynthesis
Specialization
Lepidoptera.
Multidisciplinary in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences.
Abstract:
Chrysomeline larvae respond to disturbance and attack by everting dorsal glandular reservoirs, which release defensive secretions. The ancestral defense is based on the de novo synthesis of monoterpene iridoids. The catabolization of the host-plant O-gl