A simple non-specific chemical signal mediates defence behaviour in a specialised ant-plant mutualism.
Schatz
Bertrand
B
Djieto-Lordon
Champlain
C
Dormont
Laurent
L
Bessière
Jean-Marie
JM
McKey
Doyle
D
Blatrix
Rumsaïs
R
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000502:physiology*; D006591:Hexobarbital; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D012459:Salicylates; D013559:Symbiosis
D010936:Plant Extracts; D012459:Salicylates; D006591:Hexobarbital; C033069:methyl salicylate