Disparate responses of above- and belowground properties to soil disturbance by an invasive mammal [PDF]
, 2014 Introduced mammalian herbivores can negatively affect ecosystem structure and function if they introduce a novel disturbance to an ecosystem. For example, belowground foraging herbivores that bioturbate the soil, may alter process rates and community ...
Barrios Garcia Moar, Maria Noelia +2 more
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Communications BiologyHerbivory-induced responses in plants are typical examples of phenotypic plasticity, and their evolution is thought to be driven by herbivory. However, direct evidence of the role of induced responses in plant adaptive evolution to herbivores is scarce ...
Antonino Malacrinò +5 more
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Infection by a foliar endophyte elicits novel arabidopside-based plant defence reactions in its host, Cirsium arvense [PDF]
, 2014 Endophytic fungi live asymptomatically within plants. They are usually regarded as non-pathogenic or even mutualistic, but whether plants respond antagonistically to their presence remains unclear, particularly in the little-studied associations between ...
Alan C. Gange +61 more
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Consumption of submerged aquatic macrophytes by rudd (scardinius erythrophthalmus L.) in New Zealand [PDF]
, 2002 In experiments in New Zealand, rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus L.) of 108–277mm fork length (FL) ate a wide range of native and introduced submerged aquatic macrophytes in captivity and in the field.
Dugdale, Tony M. +3 more
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Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2016 Leaf litter chemical traits were measured for Cycas micronesica plants in Guam following leaf herbivory by the scale Aulacaspis yasumatsui, the butterfly Chilades pandava caterpillar, or the leaf miner Erechthias sp. to determine the influence of the non-
Thomas E. Marler, Nirmala Dongol
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Botanical Sciences, 2017 Background. In arid environments plants face aridity and herbivory, therefore it has been proposed that both are convergent selective forces. However the drivers of insect herbivory in these ecosystems remain poorly understood. Question.
Betsabe Ruiz-Guerra +2 more
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Diet specialization mediates drivers of Cucurbita herbivory in a semi-arid agroecosystem
Current Research in Insect ScienceHerbivory is a major fitness pressure for plants and a key driver of crop losses in agroecosystems. Dense monocultures are expected to favor specialist herbivorous insects, particularly those who primarily consume crop species; yet, levels and types of ...
Hannah L. Gray +6 more
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Effects of virus infection on release of volatile organic compounds from insect-damaged bean, Phaseolus vulgaris [PDF]
, 2003 Insects can serve as important vectors of plant pathogens, especially viruses. Insect feeding on plants causes the systemic release of a wide range of plant volatile compounds that can serve as an indirect plant defense by attracting natural enemies of ...
Drumwright, B. Alison +4 more
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Low-intensity insect herbivory could have large effects on ecosystem productivity through reduced canopy photosynthesis [PDF]
Web EcologyOur current understanding of the effect of insect herbivory on ecosystem productivity is limited. Previous studies have typically quantified only the amount of leaf area loss or have been conducted during outbreak years when levels of herbivory are much ...
K. Visakorpi +4 more
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Brassinosteroiders roll i stimulering av tillväxt och stress tolerans hos växter efter priming med nyttiga bakterier [PDF]
, 2011 Brassinosteroids (BR) are plant hormones widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom in low concentrations and with structural homology to animal and insect steroids.
Parra Pachon, Oscar Javier
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