Plant secondary metabolites (PSM s) are ubiquitous in plants and play many ecological
roles. Each compound can vary in presence and/or quantity, and the composition of the …

Attacks by herbivores elicit changes in the bouquet of volatiles released by plants. These
herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) have been interpreted as being indirect defenses …

Plants maintain microbial associations whose functions remain largely unknown. For the
past 15 y, we have planted the annual postfire tobacco Nicotiana attenuata into an …

Plants collectively produce hundreds of thousands of specialized metabolites that are not
required for growth or development. Each species has a qualitatively unique profile, with …

Plants have evolved sophisticated systems to cope with herbivore challenges. When plants
perceive herbivore-derived physical and chemical cues, such as elicitors in insects' oral …

In this essay I summarize current trends in the evolutionary ecology of plant defence, while
advocating for approaches that integrate community ecology with specific tests of classic …

Induced resistance is now widely accepted as a potent and widespread ecological force
although several pieces of the story remain very poorly known. Theory predicts that induced …

Plants often release a blend of volatile organic compounds in response to damage by
herbivorous insects that may serve as cues to locate those herbivores by natural enemies …

From an herbivore's first bite, plants release herbivory-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) which
can attract enemies of herbivores. However, other animals and competing plants can …

Plants emit complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds from floral and vegetative
tissue, especially after herbivore damage, so it is difficult to associate individual compounds …