Pyrrolizidine alkaloid storage in African and australian danaid butterflies |
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| Authors: | J. A. Edgar M. Boppré D. Schneider |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Present address: Division of Animal Health, CSIRO, Private Bag No. 1, 3052 Parkville, Victoria, (Australia);(2) Present address: Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, D-8131 Seewiesen über Starnberg, (Federal Republic of Germany) |
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Summary 8 species of African and Australian danaid butterflies, captured in the field, were analyzed and found to contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids. It is suggested that these alkaloids, which are gathered by the adults from plants, contribute significantly to the chemical defences of the danaids. |
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