Plant–herbivore interactions are frequently described as an ongoing biochemical warfare that occurs on an evolutionary timescale.
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Schultz, J. Biochemical ecology: How plants fight dirty. Nature 416, 267 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/416267a
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