Ecological example of conditioned flavor aversion in plant-herbivore interactions: Effect of terpenes of Eucalyptus leaves on feeding by common ringtail and brushtail possums
Lawler, I; Stapley, Jessica; Foley, William; Eschler, Bart
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We investigated the hypothesis that feeding deterrence of common ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) and common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) by Eucalyptus terpenes (in this case 1,8-cineole) is a result of a conditioned flavor aversion (CFA), due to the association of terpenes with postingestive effects of another group of Eucalyptus toxins, the diformylphloroglucinol compounds (DFPCs). Wild-caught common ringtail and common brushtail possums showed a dose-dependent...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 1999 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/91577 |
Source: | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
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