title: L-Canavanine, a Dietary Nitrogen Source for the Seed Predator Caryedes brasiliensis (Bruchidae).
abstract: Larvae of the bruchid beetle Caryedes brasiliensis (Bruchidae) develop entirely within the seed of the neotropical legume Dioclea megacarpa. The seed contains an appreciable concentration of L-canavanine, a potent antimetabolite and structural analog of L-arginine. This bruchid beetle uses the nitrogen stored in this toxic allelochemical as an effective dietary nitrogen source for amino acid biosynthesis.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Janzen