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Ants
Antiherbivore defence
Artificial nectar
Induced defence
Leguminosae
Plant-herbivore interaction
Sugar
Mexico.
Extra-floral nectaries
Systemic production
Macaranga-tanarius
Ant
Hymenoptera
Euphorbiaceae
Ichneumonidae
Bodyguards
Formicidae
Protection.
Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural,
Biology & Environmental Sciences.
Abstract:
Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) features two inducible indirect defences to protect itself against herbivores. Besides the emission of plant volatiles, extrafloral nectar is secreted to attract carnivorous arthropods to herbivore-damaged plants. The activ