The metabolism of carotenoids in Pieris brassicae L. (the large white butterfly) in relation to its foodplant Brassica oleracea var capitata L. (the cabbage)
The difficulty of obtaining accurate and comparable measurements of the carotenoid content of plant and insect specimens is discussed. The carotenoids present in cabbage and in all stages in the life cycle of P. brassicas. were investigated: the carotenoids in the insect reflected those in the plant...
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Royal Holloway, University of London
1973
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