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Ants
Antiherbivore defence
Extrafloral nectar
Induced defence
Leguminosae
Octadecanoid signalling
Plant-herbivore interaction
Mexico
Vocs
Volatiles.
Induced plant volatiles
Herbivore-induced volatiles
Octadecanoid-signaling pathway
Extrafloral nectar production
Jasmonic acid
Acyclic homoterpenes
Induced responses
Fitness costs
Nicotiana-attenuata
Carnivore mutualism.
Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural,
Biology & Environmental Sciences.
Abstract:
1. Herbivore damage often induces the release of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) or the secretion of extrafloral nectar (EFN). The purpose of this study was to induce such proposed indirect defence responses in plants growing in their natural