Higher plant terpenoids: A phytocentric overview of their ecological roles

@article{Langenheim1994HigherPT,
  title={Higher plant terpenoids: A phytocentric overview of their ecological roles},
  author={Jean H. Langenheim},
  journal={Journal of Chemical Ecology},
  year={1994},
  volume={20},
  pages={1223-1280}
}
  • J. H. Langenheim
  • Published 1 June 1994
  • Environmental Science
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
Characteristics of higher plant terpenoids that result in mediation of numerous kinds of ecological interactions are discussed as a framework for this Symposium on Chemical Ecology of Terpenoids. However, the role of terpenoid mixtures, either constitutive or induced, their intraspecific qualitative and quantitative compositional variation, and their dosage-dependent effects are emphasized in subsequent discussions. It is suggested that little previous attention to these characteristics may… 
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