Selenium hyperaccumulation offers protection from cell disruptor herbivores
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hyperaccumulation, the rare capacity of certain plant species to accumulate toxic trace elements to levels several orders of magnitude higher than other species growing on the same site, is thought to be an elemental defense mechanis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/10/19 |