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Heritable variation in the foliar secondary metabolite sideroxylonal in Eucalyptus confers cross-resistance to herbivores.
Oecologia - 1 Oct 2007
Andrew Rose L, Wallis Ian R, Harwood Chris E, Henson Michael, Foley William J
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Plants encounter a broad range of natural enemies and defend themselves in diverse ways. The cost of defense can be reduced if a plant secondary metabolite confers resistance to multiple herbivores. However, there are few examples of positively correlated defenses in plants against herbivores of...
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