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Mechanical defenses of plant extrafloral nectaries against herbivory

Extrafloral nectaries play an important role in plant defense against herbivores by providing nectar rewards that attract ants and other carnivorous insects. However, extrafloral nectaries can themselves be targets of herbivory, in addition to being exploited by nectar-robbing insects that do not pr...

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Autores principales: Gish, Moshe, Mescher, Mark C., De Moraes, Consuelo M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4951176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27489584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2016.1178431