Evolution of pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis in Apocynaceae: revisiting the defence de‐escalation hypothesis

Plants produce specialized metabolites for their defence. However, specialist herbivores adapt to these compounds and use them for their own benefit. Plants attacked predominantly by specialists may be under selection to reduce or eliminate production of co‐opted chemicals: the defence de‐escalation...

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Autores principales: Livshultz, Tatyana, Kaltenegger, Elisabeth, Straub, Shannon C. K., Weitemier, Kevin, Hirsch, Elliot, Koval, Khrystyna, Mema, Lumi, Liston, Aaron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5873419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29479722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.15061

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5873419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29479722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.15061

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