Can Batesian mimicry help plants to deter herbivores

Several authors have suggested that edible plants could avoid herbivory by mimicking olfactory cues of toxic plants. However, very few studies have been carried out to test this hypothesis. The aims of the present study were to identify the volatiles of three clover species and to test whether a spe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pest management science 2007-06, Vol.63 (6), p.559-563
Hauptverfasser:	Massei, G, Cotterill, J.V, Coats, J.C, Bryning, G, Cowan, D.P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Batesian mimicry Biological and medical sciences chemical constituents of plants Feeding Behavior - drug effects Flowers & plants Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hazardous materials Herbivores mammalian herbivores mimicry natural repellents Oils, Volatile - chemistry Oils, Volatile - isolation & purification Oils, Volatile - pharmacology Organic chemicals Oryctolagus cuniculus pest control Pesticides - chemistry Pesticides - isolation & purification Pesticides - pharmacology Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection plant defences plant pests Rabbits Rabbits - physiology toxic substances Trifolium - chemistry Trifolium fragiferum Trifolium pratense Trifolium repens Trifolium spp Vertebrates volatile compounds
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