Constitutive emission of the aphid alarm pheromone, (<it>E</it>)-β-farnesene, from plants does not serve as a direct defense against aphids

Constitutive emission of the aphid alarm pheromone, (<it>E</it>)-β-farnesene, from plants does not serve as a direct defense against aphids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The sesquiterpene, (<it>E</it>)-β-farnesene (EBF), is the principal component of the alarm pheromone of many aphid species. Released when aphids are attacked by enemies, EBF leads aphids to undertake predator avoidance be...

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Main Authors: Gershenzon Jonathan, Reinhold Carolina, Kunert Grit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/10/23

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