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Induced plant volatiles
Induced defenses
Natural enemies
Parasitic wasps
Antiherbivore defenses
Nicotiana-attenuata
Insect herbivores
Induced responses
Field conditions
Gene-expression.
Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural,
Biology & Environmental Sciences.
Abstract:
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles have been shown to serve as indirect defence signals that attract natural enemies of herbivores. Parasitoids and predators exploit these plant-provided cues to locate their victims and several herbivores are repelled by