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Hartmann, T., Ober, D. (2008). Defense by Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids: Developed by Plants and Recruited by Insects. In: Schaller, A. (eds) Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8182-8_10

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