Aristolochia mimics stink bugs to repel vertebrate herbivores via TRPA1 activation.
(2023)
Journal Article
Yu, Y., Ge, J., Dong, W., Chomicki, G., Yang, S., Geng, Y., & Chen, G. (2024). Aristolochia mimics stink bugs to repel vertebrate herbivores via TRPA1 activation. New Phytologist, 242(1), 278-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19407
Mimicry is the phenomenon in which one species (the mimic) closely resembles another (the model), enhancing its own fitness by deceiving a third party into interacting with it as if it were the model. In plants, mimicry is used primarily to gain fitn... Read More about Aristolochia mimics stink bugs to repel vertebrate herbivores via TRPA1 activation..