Secondary metabolites: deterring herbivores
Secondary metabolites that can interfere with basic molecular targets of animals or microbes provide plants with protection against herbivores and/or microbes, since plants cannot run away when attacked by herbivores and do not have an immune system to defend themselves against microbes.
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| Format: | Article (Journal) Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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19 Apr 2001
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Encyclopedia of life sciences
Year: 2001, Pages: ? |
| DOI: | 10.1038/npg.els.0000918 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npg.els.0000918
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| Author Notes: | Michael Wink |
| Summary: | Secondary metabolites that can interfere with basic molecular targets of animals or microbes provide plants with protection against herbivores and/or microbes, since plants cannot run away when attacked by herbivores and do not have an immune system to defend themselves against microbes. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 06.10.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.1038/npg.els.0000918 |