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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem

Title:		Chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions: ecological significance of plant secondary metabolites
Author(s):		Nishida R;
Address:		"a Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan"
Journal Title:		Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Year:		2014
Volume:		78
Issue:		1
Page Number:		1 - 13
DOI:		10.1080/09168451.2014.877836
ISSN/ISBN:		1347-6947 (Electronic) 0916-8451 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Plants produce a diverse array of secondary metabolites as chemical barriers against herbivores. Many phytophagous insects are highly adapted to these allelochemicals and use such unique substances as the specific host-finding cues, defensive substances of their own, and even as sex pheromones or their precursors by selectively sensing, incorporating, and/or processing these phytochemicals. Insects also serve as pollinators often effectively guided by specific floral fragrances. This review demonstrates the ecological significance of such plant secondary metabolites in the highly diverse interactions between insects and plants"
Keywords:		Animals Ecology/*methods Flowers/metabolism Insecta/*physiology Pheromones/metabolism Plants/*metabolism Volatile Organic Compounds/metabolism defensive substance host-finding cue insect-plant interaction pheromone synomone;
Notes:		"MedlineNishida, Ritsuo eng Review England 2014/07/19 Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2014; 78(1):1-13. doi: 10.1080/09168451.2014.877836"