Investigating ladybird (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) alkaloids as novel sources for insecticides: differential inhibition of the vertebrate and invertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptor using harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) extract and synthetic hippodamine
Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae) are ubiquitous, being found on every continent with the exception of Antarctica, and inhabiting a huge range of habitats. Roughly 6000 sp. have been described, comprising at least 490 genera. When disturbed, ladybirds ‘reflex bleed’ (autohemorrhage) from t...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12340/ |