Insect Attraction versus Plant Defense: Young Leaves High in Glucosinolates Stimulate Oviposition by a Specialist Herbivore despite Poor Larval Survival due to High Saponin Content

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Francisco R. Badenes-Perez ,

* E-mail: frbadenes@ica.csic.es

Affiliations Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Jonathan Gershenzon,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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David G. Heckel

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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