Plant communication - why should plants emit volatile cues?

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 81-84

  Karban, Richard ^a   Shiojiri, Kaori ^b   Ishizaki, Satomi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Herbivory; Plant fitness; Resistance; Signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952645847     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2010.536589     Document Type: Article

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