Defense Mechanisms of Arthropods. XI. The Structure, Function, and Phenolic Secretions of the Glands of a Chordeumoid Millipede and a Carabid Beetle

In the course of exploratory field studies on arthropods with defensive glands, we came across two species which emit a strong and persistent phenolic odor when handled. One is a carabid beetle (Chlaenius cordicollis Kirby), the other a chordeumoid millipede [Abacion magnum (Loomis)]. The fact that...

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Main Authors: T. Eisner, J. J. Hurst, J. Meinwald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1963-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1963/69817
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