Evolutionary ecology: Plant volatile profile changes after escaping specialist insects.

Curr Biol

School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK. Electronic address:

Published: August 2021

Considerable debate surrounds the role of plant volatiles in plant defence against insects. A new study provides evidence for evolutionary changes in an invasive plant that support the defensive role of plant volatiles.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.043DOI Listing

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