Generalist insects behave in a jasmonate-dependent manner on their host plants, leaving induced areas quickly and staying longer on distant parts

Plants are sessile, so have evolved sensitive ways to detect attacking herbivores and sophisticated strategies to effectively defend themselves. Insect herbivory induces synthesis of the phytohormone jasmonic acid which activates downstream metabolic pathways for various chemical defences such as to...

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Main Authors: Perkins, Lynda E., Cribb, Bronwen W., Brewer, Philip B., Hanan, Jim, Grant, Murray, de Torres, Marta, Zalucki, Myron P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3574365/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23390101
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2646
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