Salicylic acid, a plant defense hormone, is specifically secreted by a molluscan herbivore.

Slugs and snails are important herbivores in many ecosystems. They differ from other herbivores by their characteristic mucus trail. As the mucus is secreted at the interface between the plants and the herbivores, its chemical composition may play an essential role in plant responses to slug and sna...

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Main Authors: Julia Kästner, Dietrich von Knorre, Himanshu Himanshu, Matthias Erb, Ian T Baldwin, Stefan Meldau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3899270?pdf=render

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