Chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions: ecological significance of plant secondary metabolites.

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Abstract

Plants produce a diverse array of secondary metabolites as chemical barriers against herbivores. Many phytophagous insects are highly adapted to these allelochemicals and use such unique substances as the specific host-finding cues, defensive substances of their own, and even as sex pheromones or their precursors by selectively sensing, incorporating, and/or processing these phytochemicals. Insects also serve as pollinators often effectively guided by specific floral fragrances. This review demonstrates the ecological significance of such plant secondary metabolites in the highly diverse interactions between insects and plants.

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  • CRID
    1050564285766966784
  • NII Article ID
    120005646452
  • NII Book ID
    AA10824164
  • ISSN
    09168451
  • HANDLE
    2433/198902
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Article Type
    journal article
  • Data Source
    • IRDB
    • CiNii Articles

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