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Alkaloid Defense

Alkaloid Defense is a chemical defense mechanism in plants whereby toxic or deterrent nitrogen-containing alkaloid compounds are synthesized and deployed to inhibit herbivory, pathogen infection, or competitive interference from other organisms.

133

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8.6K

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481

Authors

187

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2017–2026

29

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133

Adaptive Patterns in Alkaloid Physiology

Doyle McKey · The American Naturalist · 1974 · 741 citations

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Bioprotective Alkaloids of Grass-Fungal Endophyte Symbioses

Lowell P. Bush, Heather H. Wilkinson, Christopher L. Schardl · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 1997 · 500 citations · Full text

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Tomatine and Parasitic Wasps: Potential Incompatibility of Plant Antibiosis with Biological Control

Bruce Campbell, Sean S. Duffey · Science · 1979 · 284 citations

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Adult-obtained pyrrolizidine alkaloids defend ithomiine butterflies against a spider predator

Keith S. Brown · Nature · 1984 · 235 citations

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Homobatrachotoxin in the Genus <i>Pitohui</i> : Chemical Defense in Birds?

John P. Dumbacher, Bruce M. Beehler, Thomas F. Spande et al. · Science · 1992 · 235 citations

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Authors

481

  1. RA
    Ralph A. Saporito

    John Carroll University, United States

    15 publications · 868 citations

    14

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  2. TE
    Thomas Eisner

    Cornell University, United States

    9 publications · 737 citations

    9

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  3. MW
    Michaël Wink

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    7 publications · 498 citations

    7

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  4. LA
    Lauren A. O’Connell

    Stanford University, United States

    7 publications · 236 citations

    7

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  5. TH
    Thomas Hartmann

    Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

    5 publications · 396 citations

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Institutions

187

  1. John Carroll University

    University Heights, United States

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    1K citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    10 h-index

    38 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. Technische Universität Braunschweig

    Braunschweig, Germany

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    6 h-index

    27 publications

    655 citations

  5. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    685 citations

  7. Center for Systems Biology

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    208 citations

  8. AgResearch

    Lincoln, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    902 citations

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  1. Journal of Chemical Ecology

    18 publications · 966 citations

    17

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

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  3. Chemoecology

    8 publications · 365 citations

    8

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  4. The American Naturalist

    AN · 6 publications · 1.2K citations

    6

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  5. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C

    4 publications · 164 citations

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