Extrafloral nectar production of the ant-associated plant, Macaranga tanarius, 
is an induced, indirect, defensive response elicited by jasmonic acid

Heil, M.; Koch, T.; Hilpert, A.; Fiala, B.; Boland, W.; Linsenmair, K. E.

doi:10.1073/pnas.98.3.1083

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Extrafloral nectar production of the ant-associated plant, Macaranga tanarius, is an induced, indirect, defensive response elicited by jasmonic acid

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Heil, M.
Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Koch, T.
Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Boland, W.
Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Heil, M., Koch, T., Hilpert, A., Fiala, B., Boland, W., & Linsenmair, K. E. (2001). Extrafloral nectar production of the ant-associated plant, Macaranga tanarius, is an induced, indirect, defensive response elicited by jasmonic acid. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 98(3), 1083-1088. doi:10.1073/pnas.98.3.1083.

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Abstract

Plant species in at least 66 families produce extrafloral nectar (EFN) on their leaves or shoots and therewith attract predators and parasitoids, such as ants and wasps, which in turn defend them against herbivores. We investigated whether EFN secretion