Molecular technology reveals how the induced direct defenses of plants work

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-26

  Roda, Amy L ^a   Baldwin, Ian T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct and indirect defenses; Plant herbivore interactions; Secondary metabolites; Transformation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0037240065     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00130     Document Type: Article

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