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Plants Anticipating Help: A New Hypothesis in Plant Defence Theory.
Michael S Singer, Tamara M Kancoglu, Hartmut A Doerwaldt, Alesandra G Fairchild, Isabelle E Harper, Harmony S Lemire, Caitlin McNamara, Isaac McPherson, Mariema Tall
Published: 202610.1111/ele.70305
Abstract
Plants can 'cry for help' in response to herbivory as well as anticipate herbivory by detecting specific environmental cues before damage occurs. But can plants 'anticipate help?' Building on the optimal defence and information transfer models of ind…
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