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Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory

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Tumlinson, J.H., Engelberth, J. (2008). Fatty Acid-Derived Signals that Induce or Regulate Plant Defenses Against Herbivory. In: Schaller, A. (eds) Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8182-8_19

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