Evolutionary ecology: Plant volatile profile changes after escaping specialist insects.

Sobhy, IS; Bruce, T

Abstract

Considerable debate surrounds the role of plant volatiles in plant defence against insects. A new study provides evidence for evolutionary changes in an invasive plant that support the defensive role of plant volatiles.

• Acceptance Date: Aug 9, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 9, 2021
• Journal: Current Biology
• Print ISSN: 0960-9822
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Pages: R969 - R971
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.043
• Publisher URL: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)00838-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982221008381%3Fshowall%3Dtrue