Insect herbivores adapted to the chemical challenges of particular native hosts may be able to adopt a novel plant species as a host if its phytochemistry is sufficiently similar to the original hosts.

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  Compendium Vol. 5 No. 1: The ecological role of native plants

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• herbivorous insects concept
• phytochemistry concept