Induced Responses to Herbivory

by Richard Karban, Ian T. Baldwin, Ian T Baldwin

Book Overview

Plants face a daunting array of creatures that eat them, bore into them, and otherwise use virtually every plant part for food, shelter, or both. But although plants cannot flee from their attackers, they are far from defenseless. In addition to adaptations like thorns, which may be produced in response to attack, plants actively alter their chemistry and physiology in response to damage. For instance, young potato plant leaves being eaten by potato...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226424960
• ISBN13: 9780226424965
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"