Spatial metabolomics reveal divergent cardenolide processing in the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and the common crow (Euploea core)
D. Dreisbach, D. Bhandari, A. Betz, L. Tenbusch, A. Vilcinskas, B. Spengler, G. Petschenka
This study uses mass spectrometry imaging to compare cardenolide distribution in monarch and common crow caterpillars, revealing differences in toxin sequestration and degradation.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2022Ecology