Measuring the Effects of “Opportunistic Defense” of the Bracken Fern, \u3ci\u3e(Pteridium Aquilinum)\u3c/i\u3e by Patrolling Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in South Central Michigan [PDF]
, 2018 In this study we show that in South Central Michigan (Pierce Cedar Creek Institute) eight ant species patrol bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) during the sensitive crozier growth stage.
Douglas, Matthew M, Oldenkamp, Ricki E
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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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Local adaptation of aboveground herbivores towards plant phenotypes induced by soil biota [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Soil biota may trigger strong physiological responses in plants and consequently induce distinct phenotypes. Plant phenotype, in turn, has a strong impact on herbivore performance.
Bonte, Dries +5 more
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A comparative study of plant volatiles induced by insect and gastropod herbivory
Scientific Reports, 2021 Insect and gastropod herbivores are major plant consumers and their importance in the evolution of plant defensive traits is broadly recognized. However, their respective effects on plant responses have rarely been compared.
Leslie Mann +3 more
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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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Insect-induced daidzein, formononetin and their conjugates in soybean leaves. [PDF]
, 2014 In response to attack by bacterial pathogens, soybean (Gylcine max) leaves accumulate isoflavone aglucones, isoflavone glucosides, and glyceollins. In contrast to pathogens, the dynamics of related insect-inducible metabolites in soybean leaves remain ...
Aboshi, Takako +10 more
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Potential of Quercetin to Reduce Herbivory without Disrupting Natural Enemies and Pollinators
Agriculture, 2021 Quercetin is one of the most abundant flavonoids in terrestrial plants and pollen. In living plants, quercetin can function as a secondary metabolite to discourage insect herbivory.
Eric W. Riddick
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Environmental context of endophyte symbioses: Interacting effects of water stress and insect herbivory [PDF]
, 2011 Symbiotic associations between grasses and fungal endophytes are generally regarded as mutualistic, yet benefits to host plants may vary with environmental context.
Chaneton, Enrique Jose +2 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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Applications in Plant Sciences, 2020 Premise Despite the economic significance of insect damage to plants (i.e., herbivory), long‐term data documenting changes in herbivory are limited. Millions of pressed plant specimens are now available online and can be used to collect big data on plant–
Emily K. Meineke +3 more
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