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flag Scientists at the University of Sydney discovered a new odor-based method to deter herbivorous animals like wallabies from eating plants, replicating an avoided shrub's scent, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

flag Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered that by creating artificial smells of plants that wallabies avoid, they can effectively deter the wallabies from eating valuable native tree seedlings. flag The study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution demonstrates a new method of "olfactory misinformation" or "chemical camouflage" to help conserve plants and reduce economic losses from herbivores in agriculture and forestry.

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