Plant hormones called jasmonates protect against herbivores, but evidence that they help plants in the wild was lacking. New findings show that jasmonates benefit coyote tobacco in its natural habitat against a subset of its herbivores (i.e. mammals but not insects).

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Plant hormones called jasmonates protect against herbivores, but evidence that they help plants in the wild was lacking. New findings show that jasmonates benefit coyote tobacco in its natural habitat against a subset of its herbivores (i.e. mammals but not insects).