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Herbivore-induced plant volatiles provide associational resistance against an ovipositing herbivore

  • Ali Zakir
  • , Medhat Sadek
  • , Marie Bengtsson
  • , Bill Hansson
  • , Peter Witzgall
  • , Peter Anderson

Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

Abstract

5. Synthesis. Our results suggest that the presence of HIPV-emitting plant neighbours can reduce herbivory on undamaged plants and enhance plant resistance by affecting oviposition behaviour in insect herbivores.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)410-417
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Ecology
Volume101
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • associational resistance
  • herbivory
  • induced defence
  • oviposition
  • plant-herbivore interactions
  • plant-plant interactions
  • repellent
  • Spodoptera littoralis

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