Targeted predation of extrafloral nectaries by insects despite localized chemical defences. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2015 Gish M, Mescher MC, De Moraes CM.
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Active foraging for toxic prey during gestation in a snake with maternal provisioning of sequestered chemical defences. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2015 Kojima Y, Mori A.
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Marine Drugs, 2022 Increasing evidence in the field of bioprospection fosters the necessity of studying poorly investigated poisonous marine invertebrates to expand knowledge on animal venom biology.
Sara Righi +5 more
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Beetle bombing always deters praying mantises [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Some animals have evolved chemical weapons to deter predators. Bombardier beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachininae: Brachinini) can eject toxic chemicals at temperatures of 100 °C from the tips of their abdomens, ‘bombing’ the attackers. Although some
Shinji Sugiura
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Investment in seed physical defence is associated with species' light requirement for regeneration and seed persistence: evidence from Macaranga species in Borneo. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The seed stage is often critical in determining the regeneration success of plants. Seeds must survive an array of seed predators and pathogens and germinate under conditions favourable for seedling establishment.
Pimonrat Tiansawat +4 more
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Specificity in Mesograzer-Induced Defences in Seagrasses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Grazing-induced plant defences that reduce palatability to herbivores are widespread in terrestrial plants and seaweeds, but they have not yet been reported in seagrasses. We investigated the ability of two seagrass species to induce defences in response
Begoña Martínez-Crego +5 more
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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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Bombardiers and assassins: mimetic interactions between unequally defended insects [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 In defensive mimicry, resemblance between unequally defended species can be parasitic; this phenomenon has been termed quasi-Batesian mimicry. Few studies have used real co-mimics and their predators to test whether the mimetic interactions were ...
Shinji Sugiura, Masakazu Hayashi
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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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