Cardenolides are remarkable steroidal toxins that have become model systems, critical in
the development of theories for chemical ecology and coevolution. Because cardenolides …

▪ Abstract A number of aposematic butterfly and diurnal moth species sequester unpalatable
or toxic substances from their host plants rather than manufacturing their own defensive …

Plants face a daunting array of creatures that eat them, bore into them, and otherwise use
virtually every plant part for food, shelter, or both. But although plants cannot flee from their …

Since secondary metabolites represent a chemical interface between plants and
surrounding environment, their syntheses are frequently affected by environmental …

▪ Abstract Tremendous strides have been made regarding our understanding of how host
plant chemistry influences the interactions between herbivores and their natural enemies …

Identifying the genetic mechanisms of adaptation requires the elucidation of links between
the evolution of DNA sequence, phenotype, and fitness. Convergent evolution can be used …

The idea that the concentration of secondary metabolites in plant tissues is controlled by the
availability of carbon and nitrogen in the environment has been termed the carbon–nutrient …

We experimentally reanalyzed the classic interaction between Pieris rapae, a specialist
lepidopteran herbivore, and isothiocyanates (mustard oils) that are characteristic …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 476–483 Abstract Attempts over the past 50 years to explain
variation in the abundance, distribution and diversity of plant secondary compounds gave …

Since secondary metabolites represent a chemical interface between plants and
surrounding environment, their syntheses are frequently affected by environmental …