Herbivory increases diversification across insect clades [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2015 Insects contain more than half of all living species, but the causes of their remarkable diversity remain poorly understood. Many authors have suggested that herbivory has accelerated diversification in many insect clades. However, others have questioned
John J Wiens, Noah K Whiteman
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The effect of insect herbivory on the growth and fitness of introduced Verbascum thapsus L [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2013 A majority of the plant species that are introduced into new ranges either do not become established, or become naturalized yet do not attain high densities and are thus considered ecologically and economically unproblematic. The factors that limit these
Hannah Wilbur +3 more
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Ethylene: A Modulator of the Phytohormone-Mediated Insect Herbivory Network in Plants
InsectsPlants have evolved to establish insect herbivory defences by modulating their metabolism, growth, and development. Precise networks of phytohormones are essential to induce those herbivory defences.
Leonel Tarcisio da Cristina Bungala +2 more
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Dynamical transitions in a pollination--herbivory interaction [PDF]
, 2015 Plant-pollinator associations are often seen as purely mutualistic, while in reality they can be more complex. Indeed they may also display a diverse array of antagonistic interactions, such as competition and victim--exploiter interactions.
Encinas-Viso, Francisco +1 more
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Aboveground insect herbivory increases plant competitive asymmetry, while belowground herbivory mitigates the effect [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Insect herbivores can shift the composition of a plant community, but the mechanism underlying such shifts remains largely unexplored. A possibility is that insects alter the competitive symmetry between plant species.
Pernilla Borgström +3 more
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Does Plant Origin Influence the Fitness Impact of Flower Damage? A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Herbivory has been long considered an important component of plant-animal interactions that influences the success of invasive species in novel habitats.
Catalina González-Browne +3 more
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Changes in oak (Quercus robur) photosynthesis after winter moth (Operophtera brumata) herbivory are not explained by changes in chemical or structural leaf traits [PDF]
, 2020 Insect herbivores have the potential to change both physical and chemical traits of their host plant. Although the impacts of herbivores on their hosts have been widely studied, experiments assessing changes in multiple leaf traits or functions ...
Gripenberg, Sofia +5 more
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Weak latitudinal gradients in insect herbivory for dominant rangeland grasses of North America
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Patterns of insect herbivory may follow predictable geographical gradients, with greater herbivory at low latitudes. However, biogeographic studies of insect herbivory often do not account for multiple abiotic factors (e.g., precipitation and soil ...
Dylan R. Kent +5 more
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Plant-Environment Interactions, 2023 Plants release a complex blend of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in response to stressors. VOC emissions vary between contrasting environments and increase with insect herbivory and rising temperatures.
Jolanta Rieksta +5 more
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Foliar Herbivory Reduces Rhizosphere Fungal Diversity and Destabilizes the Co-occurrence Network
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Insect herbivores can adversely impact terrestrial plants throughout ontogeny and across various ecosystems. Simultaneously, the effects of foliar herbivory may extend belowground, to the soil microbial community.
Yu Shi +6 more
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