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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids inDanaus plexippus L. andDanaus chrysippus L.

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Danaus plexippus L. andDanaus chrysippus L. have been found to store pyrrolizidine alkaloids obtained from adult food plants and it is suggested that the alkaloids contribute to the unpalatability of the butterflies to potential predators.

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  1. CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Animal Health Research Laboratory, Private Bag No. 1, P. O., 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    J. A. Edgar, P. A. Cockrum & J. L. Frahn

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Acknowledgment. We thank Dr.C. C. J. Culvenor for rearing some of the butterflies andJ. M. Smith for plant collection. The plants were identified by the national Herbarium, Melbourne.

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Edgar, J.A., Cockrum, P.A. & Frahn, J.L. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids inDanaus plexippus L. andDanaus chrysippus L.. Experientia 32, 1535–1537 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924437

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