WINTER CHEMICAL DEFENSE OF ALASKAN BALSAM POPLAR AGAINST SNOWSHOE HARES

被引:102
作者
REICHARDT, PB
BRYANT, JP
MATTES, BR
CLAUSEN, TP
CHAPIN, FS
MEYER, M
机构
[1] UNIV ALASKA, INST ARCT BIOL, FAIRBANKS, AK 99775 USA
[2] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT WILDLIFE ECOL, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
关键词
6-hydroxycyclohexenone; Balsam poplar; benzyl alcohol; bisabolol; cineol; herbivore; Lepus americanus; plant chemical defense; Populus balsamifera; salicaldehyde; snowshoe hare;
D O I
10.1007/BF01020507
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Palatabilities of parts and growth stages of balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) to snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) are related to concentrations of specific plant metabolites that act as antifeedants. Buds are defended from hares by cineol, benzyl alcohol, and (+)-α-bisabolol. Internodes are defended by 6-hydroxycylohexenone (6-HCH) and salicaldehyde. Although defense of interaodes depends upon both compounds, the defense of juvenile internodes is principally related to salicaldehyde concentration; the defense of internode current annual growth is principally related to 6-HCH concentration. The concentration of 6-HCH can be supplemented by the hydrolysis of phenol glycosides when plant tissue is disrupted, raising the possibility of a dynamic element of the chemical defense of poplar. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:1941 / 1959
页数:19
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