Herbivore-infested plants selectively attract parasitoids
De Moraes, C. M. ; Paré, P. W. ; Alborn, H. T. ; Tumlinson, J. H. ; Lewis, W. J.
[s.l.] : Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
Published 1998
[s.l.] : Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
Published 1998
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1476-4687
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Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
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Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
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[Auszug] In response to insect herbivory, plants synthesize and emit blends of volatile compounds from their damaged and undamaged tissues, which act as important host-location cues for parasitic insects. Here we use chemical and behavioural assays to show that these plant emissions can transmit ...
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Electronic Resource
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