Department of Animal Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
J Chem Ecol. 1984 Mar;10(3):499-520. doi: 10.1007/BF00988096.
Isoprenoids and phenolics, major metabolites of important browse species, are reviewed in regard to concentrations, distribution within tissues, and between species. Seasonal variation of specific substances and changes with age of the plant are also considered. The distribution of substances may affect food selection and feeding behavior of animals. Wild mammalian herbivores tend to avoid plant parts rich in these substances, in spite of high nutritional content of the plant tissue. Possible mechanisms for defense by plants against depredation by mammalian herbivores are discussed within the framework of the plants' biochemistry.
类异戊二烯和酚类，重要饲料物种的主要代谢产物，就其浓度、组织内分布以及物种间分布进行了综述。还考虑了特定物质的季节性变化和植物年龄变化。物质的分布可能会影响动物的食物选择和摄食行为。尽管植物组织的营养含量很高，但野生哺乳动物食草动物往往会避免富含这些物质的植物部位。在植物生物化学框架内讨论了植物防御哺乳动物食草动物侵害的可能机制。
