A newly discovered chemical weapon in poison frogs' arsenal
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 07:35
in Biology & Nature
New research documents a surprising chemical weapon used by some Amazonian poison frogs. The study identified for the first time a family of poisons never before known to exist in these brightly coloured creatures or elsewhere in nature: the N-methyldecahydroquinolines. The authors then speculated on its origin in the frogs' diet, most likely ants. The report is scheduled for the 26 June issue of ACS' Journal of Natural Products, a monthly publication...