Antioxidant availability trades off with warning signals and toxin sequestration in the large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9971
Abstract: Abstract In some aposematic species the conspicuousness of an individual's warning signal and the concentration of its chemical defense are positively correlated. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this phenomenon, including resource allocation trade‐offs… read more here.
Keywords: large milkweed; sequestration; availability; warning signals ... See more keywords
Robust reference gene design and validation for expression studies in the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, upon cardiac glycoside stress.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.05.032
Abstract: Despite its history as a developmental and evolutionary model organism, gene expression analysis in the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, has rarely been explored using quantitative real-time PCR. The strength of this method depends greatly… read more here.
Keywords: large milkweed; reference; bug oncopeltus; milkweed bug ... See more keywords