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  • Chemical defense is a life history strategy employed by many organisms to avoid consumption by producing toxic or repellent metabolites. The production of defensive chemicals occurs in plants, fungi, and bacteria, as well as invertebrate and vertebrate animals. (en)
  • Las defensas químicas son estrategias usadas por muchos organismos para evitar ser comidos. Consisten en la producción de metabolitos repelentes.​ La producción de productos químicos protectores ocurre en plantas, hongos y bacterias, así como en animales invertebrados y vertebrados. (es)

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