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How caterpillar-damaged plants protect themselves by attracting parasitic wasps.

Parasitic and predatory arthropods often prevent plants from being severely damaged by killing herbivores as they feed on the plants. Recent studies show that a variety of plants, when injured by herbivores, emit chemical signals that guide natural enemies to the herbivores. It is unlikely that herb...

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Main Authors: Turlings, T C, Loughrin, J H, McCall, P J, Röse, U S, Lewis, W J, Tumlinson, J H
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC41905/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7753779
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