Natural selection drives chemical resistance of Datura stramonium.
Miranda-Pérez A, Castillo G, Hernández-Cumplido J, Valverde PL, Borbolla M, Cruz LL, Tapia-López R, Fornoni J, Flores-Ortiz CM, Núñez-Farfán J.
Miranda-Pérez A, et al.
PeerJ. 2016 Apr 14;4:e1898. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1898. eCollection 2016.
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Although Datura stramonium's concentration of tropane alkaloids is under selection by leaf beetles, it is not known whether chemical defense reduces seed predation by the specialist weevil, Trichobaris soror, and if it is evolving by natural selection. We measured infestat …
Although Datura stramonium's concentration of tropane alkaloids is under selection by leaf beetles, it is not known whether chemical defense …