Virus Infection of Plants Alters Pollinator Preference: A Payback for Susceptible Hosts?

Plant volatiles play important roles in attraction of certain pollinators and in host location by herbivorous insects. Virus infection induces changes in plant volatile emission profiles, and this can make plants more attractive to insect herbivores, such as aphids, that act as viral vectors. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Simon C Groen, Sanjie Jiang, Alex M Murphy, Nik J Cunniffe, Jack H Westwood, Matthew P Davey, Toby J A Bruce, John C Caulfield, Oliver J Furzer, Alison Reed, Sophie I Robinson, Elizabeth Miller, Christopher N Davis, John A Pickett, Heather M Whitney, Beverley J Glover, John P Carr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4981420?pdf=render