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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Appel HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4102826 | biostudies-other | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Oecologia 20140702 4
Plant germination and growth can be influenced by sound, but the ecological significance of these responses is unclear. We asked whether acoustic energy generated by the feeding of insect herbivores was detected by plants. We report that the vibrations caused by insect feeding can elicit chemical defenses. Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) rosettes pre-treated with the vibrations caused by caterpillar feeding had higher levels of glucosinolate and anthocyanin defenses when subsequently fed upon by Pieri ...[more]