scholarly journals Spiders' chemical deterrent

Nature ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 480 (7375) ◽  
pp. 9-9
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Deterrent

scholarly journals Feeding preferences of the endemic gastropod Astraea latispina in relation to chemical defenses of Brazilian tropical seaweeds

2002 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. PEREIRA ◽  
M. D. PINHEIRO ◽  
V. L. TEIXEIRA ◽  
B. A. P. da GAMA
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Action Spectrum ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Chemical Defenses ◽  
Organic Extract ◽  
Natural Concentration ◽  
Algal Genus ◽  
Plocamium Brasiliense ◽  
Chemical Deterrent

Seaweed preference by the Brazilian endemic gastropod Astraea latispina was examined in the laboratory to evaluate the role of secondary metabolites in determining food choice. Of three species of seaweeds examined, Plocamium brasiliense was highly preferred; less so were Sargassum furcatum and Dictyota cervicornis were preferred less. Extracts and/or pure major metabolites of the two potentially chemically-defended seaweeds (P. brasiliense and D. cervicornis) were tested as feeding deterrents against A. latispina. Algal extract assays demonstrated that three concentrations of crude organic extract of the red alga P. brasiliense (50%, 100%: natural concentration, and 200% of dry weight: dw) did not affect feeding of this gastropod. In contrast, the three concentrations of crude organic extract of the brown alga D. cervicornis (50%, 100% and 200% dw) inhibited feeding by A. latispina. The chemical deterrent property of D. cervicornis extract against the gastropod A. latispina occurred due to a mixture of the secodolastane diterpenes isolinearol/linearol (4:1 -- 0.08% dry weight). This is the first report showing that Dictyota cervicornis produces a chemical defense against herbivores using secodolastane diterpenoid. In addition, these results widen the action spectrum of secondary metabolites found in seaweed belonging to this brown algal genus.

scholarly journals Chemical deterrent enables a socially parasitic ant to invade multiple hosts

2007 ◽  
Vol 274 (1626) ◽  
pp. 2717-2722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J Martin ◽  
Edward A Jenner ◽  
Falko P Drijfhout
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Deterrent
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