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Asclepias

Known as: Milkweeds, Common, Common Milkweed, Common Milkweeds 
A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. This is the true milkweed; APOCYNUM & EUPHORBIA hirta are rarely called milkweed. Asclepias… 
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Asclepias fructicosaAsclepias syriaca
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Secondary Defense Chemicals in Milkweed Reduce Parasite Infection in Monarch Butterflies, Danaus plexippus
In tri-trophic systems, herbivores may benefit from their host plants in fighting parasitic infections. Plants can provide… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Phylogenetic signal detection from an ancient rapid radiation: Effects of noise reduction, long-branch attraction, and model selection in crown clade Apocynaceae.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Aphids indirectly increase virulence and transmission potential of a monarch butterfly parasite by reducing defensive chemistry of a shared food plant.
Parasites and hosts live in communities consisting of many interacting species, but few studies have examined how communities… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Phylogenetic Trends in Phenolic Metabolism of Milkweeds (Asclepias): Evidence for Escalation
Although plant-defense theory has long predicted patterns of chemical defense across taxa, we know remarkably little about the… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The milkweed pod1 Gene Encodes a KANADI Protein That Is Required for Abaxial/Adaxial Patterning in Maize Leaves[W]
Leaf primordia initiate from the shoot apical meristem with inherent polarity; the adaxial side faces the meristem, while the… 
2007
2007
Localization of cell wall polysaccharides in nonarticulated laticifers ofAsclepias speciosa Torr.
SummaryAsclepias speciosa Torr, has latex-containing cells known as nonarticulated laticifers. In stem sections of this species… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Predator induced colour polymorphism in Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Hawaii
On the island of Oahu, Hawaii, the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) has two distinct and… 
1989
1989
Odour of pyrazine potentiates an association between environmental cues and unpalatable taste
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
EVIDENCE FOR SELECTIVE FRUIT PRODUCTION IN ASCLEPIAS
  • S. Bookman
  • Evolution; international journal of organic…
  • 1984
  • Corpus ID: 33706947
Fruit abortion has been hypothesized as a means by which plants can optimally distribute limited resources among the more… 
1983
1983
AN ESTIMATE OF THE RELATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATURAL AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN A POPULATION OF MILKWEED BEETLES
  • D. Mccauley
  • Evolution; international journal of organic…
  • 1983
  • Corpus ID: 29566852
In a recent paper Wade and Arnold (1980) provide an elegant framework for the empirical study of sexual selection. They point out… 
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