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Preferred term

chemical defense

Definition

[Henderson's] unpalatable or toxic chemicals, such as astringent tannins and toxic alkaloids, produced by plants in their tissues to deter herbivores.

Broader concept

biological process

Entry terms

chemical defences
chemical defenses
chemical defensive
chemical defensiveness
chemical defensives
chemically defensive

Scope note

MS Academic Keywords

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21096

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Created 8/3/16, last modified 6/18/18

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