Chemical defense balanced by sequestration and de novo biosynthesis in a lepidopteran specialist.

The evolution of sequestration (uptake and accumulation) relative to de novo biosynthesis of chemical defense compounds is poorly understood, as is the interplay between these two strategies. The Burnet moth Zygaena filipendulae (Lepidoptera) and its food-plant Lotus corniculatus (Fabaceae) poses an...

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Main Authors: Joel Fürstenberg-Hägg, Mika Zagrobelny, Kirsten Jørgensen, Heiko Vogel, Birger Lindberg Møller, Søren Bak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4191964?pdf=render