The plant hopper Issus coleoptratus can detoxify phloem sap saponins including the degradation of the terpene core
Issus coleoptratus is a small plant hopper which mainly feeds on the phloem sap from ivy. Although all parts of ivy are poisonous as the plant contains saponins, especially hederasaponins, I. coleoptratus can cope with the poison. In contrast to other animals like the stick insect Carausius morosus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/5/3/252 |