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EMBO Rep

Title:		Do you speak chemistry? Small chemical compounds represent the evolutionary oldest form of communication between organisms
Author(s):		Mithofer A; Boland W;
Address:		"Department Bioorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany"
Journal Title:		EMBO Rep
Year:		2016
Volume:		20160420
Issue:		5
Page Number:		626 - 629
DOI:		10.15252/embr.201642301
ISSN/ISBN:		1469-3178 (Electronic) 1469-221X (Print) 1469-221X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Plants have evolved sophisticated chemical communication to sense and warn each other of predators, and to fight back. Understanding the details of this chemical language could aid the search for natural and sustainable methods to increase yields in agriculture.[Image: see text]"
Keywords:		Agriculture Animals *Biological Evolution Humans Insecta/chemistry/physiology *Plant Physiological Phenomena Plants/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*metabolism;
Notes:		"MedlineMithofer, Axel Boland, Wilhelm eng England 2016/04/27 EMBO Rep. 2016 May; 17(5):626-9. doi: 10.15252/embr.201642301. Epub 2016 Apr 20"