The Evolution of Function in Plant Secondary Metabolites

By Nina Theis, M. Lerdau. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PLANT SCIENCES, 2003

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The Challenge of Attracting Pollinators While Evading Floral Herbivores: Patterns of Fragrance Emission in Cirsium arvense and Cirsium repandum (Asteraceae) (2007, background): “Herbivorous insects navigate within the same olfactory landscape as do pollinators; if they are attracted to the same components of the fragrance blend, then the evolution of floral scent may be constrained by opposing selection pressures (Theis and Lerdau 2003).”
Eucalyptus essential oil as a natural pesticide (2008, background): “They act as signaling molecules and depict evolutionary relationship with their functional roles (Theis and Lerdau, 2003).”
Inducible direct plant defense against insect herbivores: A review (2008, background): “However, the main function of PSMs is thought to serve as chemical defenses against pathogens and herbivores (Bennett & Wallsgrove, 1994; Theis & Lerdau, 2003; Mao et al., 2007).”
In the light of new greenhouse technologies: 1. Plant‐mediated effects of artificial lighting on arthropods and tritrophic interactions (2010, background): “Plant defensive chemicals are a subset of secondary metabolites, which also include substances with roles in plant response to heat, drought and UV light (Theis & Lerdau, 2003; Wink, 2003; Stamp, 2004).”