The raison d'ĕtre of secondary plant substances; these odd chemicals arose as a means of protecting plants from insects and now guide insects to food.

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• Publication year

  1959

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  1959-05-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1126/SCIENCE.129.3361.1466PMID 13658975
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