Talk:Chemical ecology

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out of place text about cuticle edit

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I'm not sure where in the article this should go. It seems out of place where it was, so I am moving it here for now. "The surface of the primary aerial parts of terrestrial plants is covered by a thin waxy structure known as the cuticle. The cuticle has crucial autecological functions and plays an important role as an interface in trophic interactions. The cuticle is composed of the cuticular layer and the cuticle proper, which is covered by epicuticular waxes. Whereas the cutin fraction is a polyester-type biopolymer composed of hydroxyl and hydroxy epoxy fatty acids, the cuticular waxes are a complex mixture of long-chain aliphatic and cyclic compounds. These highly lipophilic compounds determine the hydrophobic quality of the plant surface and together with the microstructure of the waxes, vary in a species-specific manner. The physiochemical characteristics contribute to certain optical features, limit transpiration and influence adhesion of particles and organisms, and as a result prevents it from undergoing wilting. Apart from that the cuticle acts like a skin for plants which prevents any mechanical damage to them from the external sources which either living organisms or any other abiotic component.^[1]" Ethan Bass (talk) 04:40, 19 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

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^ Müller, Caroline; Riederer, Markus (2005). "Plant Surface Properties in Chemical Ecology". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 31 (11): 2621–2651. doi:10.1007/s10886-005-7617-7. ISSN 0098-0331. PMID 16273432.

needs a section on insect pheromones edit

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Ethan Bass (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:08, 29 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

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[Müller-1] Müller, Caroline; Riederer, Markus (2005). "Plant Surface Properties in Chemical Ecology". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 31 (11): 2621–2651. doi:10.1007/s10886-005-7617-7. ISSN 0098-0331. PMID 16273432.

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