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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Senecio vulgaris sequestered and stored by Danaus plexippus |
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| Authors: | Miriam Rothschild and J A Edgar |
| Institution: | Ashton, Peterborough;CSIRO, Division of Animal Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
| Abstract: | Danaus plexippus reared on Asclepias curassavica , sprayed with homogenized leaves of Senecio vulgaris , were found to contain mean pyrrolizidine alkaloid concentrations of 38.8±6.08 μg/male butterfly and 16.5 ± 3–63 μg/female butterfly. |
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