Insect Herbivory Strongly Modifies Mountain Birch Volatile Emissions [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Insect herbivory is known to augment emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Yet few studies have quantified BVOC responses to insect herbivory in natural populations in pan-Arctic regions.
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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
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Substantial Insect Herbivory in a South African Savanna‐Forest Mosaic: A Neglected Topic [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionInsect herbivory plays a crucial role in shaping plant communities in many terrestrial ecosystems. However, in African savannas, insect herbivory has been relatively understudied compared to large mammalian herbivory.
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Ethylene: A Modulator of the Phytohormone-Mediated Insect Herbivory Network in Plants [PDF]
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 +5 more
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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
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Volatile responses of dwarf birch to mimicked insect herbivory and experimental warming at two elevations in Greenlandic tundra [PDF]
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.
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Trichomes and unique gene expression confer insect herbivory resistance in Vitis labrusca grapevines [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Grapevine (Vitis) is one of the world’s most valuable fruit crops, but insect herbivory can decrease yields. Understanding insect herbivory resistance is critical to mitigating these losses.
Cullen W. Dixon, Andrea R. Gschwend
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Defense and Adaptive Strategies of Crithmum maritimum L. Against Insect Herbivory: Evidence of Phenotypic Plasticity [PDF]
PlantsInsect herbivory exerts strong selective pressure on plants, yet no study has documented its effects on the halophytic Apiaceae Crithmum maritimum L. (sea fennel).
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Tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomics and targeted hormone analysis reveal the response to insect herbivory stress in Ginseng (Panax ginseng, L.). [PDF]
PLoS ONEGinsenosides are the most important secondary metabolites of ginseng. Ginseng has developed certain insect resistance properties during the course of evolutionary environmental adaptation.
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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.
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