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Species with a chemical defence, but not chemical offence, live longer [PDF]
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2013 AbstractEvolutionary hypotheses for ageing generally predict that delayed senescence should evolve in organisms that experience lower extrinsic mortality. Thus, one might expect species that are highly toxic or venomous (i.e. chemically protected) will have longer lifespans than related species that are not likewise protected.
Hossie, Thomas +3 more
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Compound Specific Trends of Chemical Defences in Ficus Along an Elevational Gradient Reflect a Complex Selective Landscape [PDF]
, 2022 Elevational gradients affect the production of plant secondary metabolites through changes in both biotic and abiotic conditions. Previous studies have suggested both elevational increases and decreases in host-plant chemical defences.
Novotny V +13 more
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Do induced responses mediate the ecological interactions between the specialist herbivores and phytopathogens of an alpine plant? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Plants are not passive victims of the myriad attackers that rely on them for nutrition. They have a suite of physical and chemical defences, and are even able to take advantage of the enemies of their enemies.
Gregory Röder +2 more
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Knowing the Enemy: Inducible Defences in Freshwater Zooplankton
Diversity, 2020 Phenotypic plasticity in defensive traits is an appropriate mechanism to cope with the variable hazard of a frequently changing predator spectrum. In the animal kingdom these so-called inducible defences cover the entire taxonomic range from protozoans ...
Patricia Diel +3 more
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Predator‐induced changes in the chemical defence of a vertebrate [PDF]
Journal of Animal Ecology, 2019 Abstract1. Inducible defences are ubiquitous in the animal kingdom, but little is known about facultative changes in chemical defences in response to predators, especially so in vertebrates.2. We tested for predator‐induced changes in toxin production of larval common toads (Bufo bufo), which are known to synthesize bufadienolide compounds.3.
Hettyey, Attila +8 more
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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 2022 Introduction A wide range of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can be applied to agricultural soils as biofertilizers for increasing crop growth and yield.
Dimitri Orine +5 more
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Chemical Defence and Toxins of Plants [PDF]
, 2010 Higher plants protect themselves by producing a variety of secondary metabolites and proteins that are involved in defense against herbivores as well as microbial pathogens. Concerning microbial pathogenesis in plants, in many cases, it is known that phytotoxins that are produced by plant pathogens play an important role in disease development causing ...
Yamane, H. +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 Sponges thrive in marine benthic communities due to their specific and diverse chemical arsenal against predators and competitors. Yet, some animals specifically overcome these defences and use sponges as food and home.
Yu-Chen Wu +5 more
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Forest Systems, 2020 Aim of study: to assess whether constitutive levels of total phenols and condensed tannins acting as chemical defences in Quercus ilex vary across regions, populations and genotypes.
Manuela Rodríguez-Romero +2 more
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Maternally Derived Chemical Defences Are an Effective Deterrent Against Some Predators of Poison Frog Tadpoles (Oophaga Pumilio) [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2014 Jennifer L. Stynoski, Peter Stynoski
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