Chemical defense in the cave-dwelling millipede Brachydesmus troglobius Daday, 1889 (Diplopoda, Polydesmidae)

Chemical defense in the cave-dwelling millipede Brachydesmus troglobius Daday, 1889 (Diplopoda, Polydesmidae)

The troglomorphic millipede Brachydesmus troglobius Daday, 1889 (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae) secretes allomones from glands on both lateral surfaces of its body segments. The secretion was identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis with electron and chemical ionization, and w...

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Main Authors: Makarov Slobodan E., Vujisić Ljubodrag V., Ćurčić Božidar P. M., Ilić Bojan S., Tešević Vele V., Vajs Vlatka E., Vučković Ivan M., Mitić Bojan M., Lučić Luka R., Đorđević Iris Ž.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
Subjects:
Diplopoda
Brachydesmus
troglobitic
chemical defense
HCN
Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=ijs

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