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Ecological costs and benefits of defenses in nectar by Adler, Lynn S., Irwin, Rebecca E.

“…The nectar of many plant species contains defensive compounds that have been hypothesized to benefit plants through a variety of mechanisms. However, the…”
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Comparison of pollen transfer dynamics by multiple floral visitors: experiments with pollen and fluorescent dye by Adler, L.S, Irwin, R.E

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Most plant species are visited by a diversity of floral visitors. Pollen transfer of the four most common pollinating bee species and one…”
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Using Trap Crops for Control of Acalymma vittatum (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Reduces Insecticide Use in Butternut Squash by Cavanagh, A, Hazzard, R, Adler, L. S, Boucher, J

“…Striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittatum F., is the primary insect pest of cucurbit crops in the northeastern United States. Adult beetles colonize squash…”
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dual role of floral traits: pollinator attraction and plant defense by Irwin, Rebecca E., Adler, Lynn S., Brody, Alison K.

“…Plants are under siege from a diversity of enemies that consume both leaf and floral parts. Plants resist damage to leaves in a variety of ways, and we now…”
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Comparison of Perimeter Trap Crop Varieties: Effects on Herbivory, Pollination, and Yield in Butternut Squash by Adler, L. S, Hazzard, R. V

“…Perimeter trap cropping (PTC) is a method of integrated pest management (IPM) in which the main crop is surrounded with a perimeter trap crop that is more…”
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Attracting antagonists: does floral nectar increase leaf herbivory? by Adler, Lynn S., Bronstein, Judith L.

“…Traits that are attractive to mutualists may also attract antagonists, resulting in conflicting selection pressures. Here we develop the idea that increased…”
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Effects of Perimeter Trap Crop Pollen on Reproduction in Butternut Squash (Cucurbita moschata) by Hladun, K.R, Adler, L.S

“…Perimeter trap cropping (PTC) uses an attractive crop to concentrate pests at borders and reduce pesticide use while maintaining yield. A possible disadvantage…”
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Variation in Lupinus arboreus alkaloid profiles and relationships with multiple herbivores by Adler, Lynn S., Kittelson, Pamela M.

“…Variation in plant defensive profiles can be affected by environmental factors, genetic factors, and their interactions, and different feeding guilds may have…”
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Minireview: The ecological significance of toxic nectar [review] by Adler, L.S. (Arizona Univ., Tucson (USA))

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Genetic variation in defensive chemistry in Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae) and its effect on the specialist herbivore Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae) by Adler, L.S. (Brown Univ., Providence, RI (USA). Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Schmitt, J, Bowers, M.D

“…To examine genetic variation in defensive chemistry within and between natural populations of Plantago lanceolata, a greenhouse experiment was performed using…”
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Potential for persistence of genes escaped from canola: germination cues in crop, wild, and crop-wild hybrid Brassica rapa by Adler, L.S, Wikler, K, Wyndham, F.S, Linder, C.R, Schmitt, J

“…1. Seeds of two wild populations, a crop type (canola) and reciprocal crop-wild hybrids of Brassica rapa were exposed to a factorial combination of light,…”
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Trade associations and the services they provide by Adler, L.S.

“…It is always useful at the beginning of any discourse to define the subject under discussion. I should therefore like to start by defining what a trade…”
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CURRENT TRENDS IN GOVERNMENT STATISTICS FOR The CHEMICAL INDUSTRY by ADLER, L.S.

“…The title for this paper was selected advisedly, for it will serve to correct a popular misconception about the part the Chemical Industries Association plays…”
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