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Variable effects of temperature on insect herbivory

PeerJ, 2014
Rising temperatures can influence the top-down control of plant biomass by increasing herbivore metabolic demands. Unfortunately, we know relatively little about the effects of temperature on herbivory rates for most insect herbivores in a given community.
Lemoine, Nathan P., Burkepile, Deron E., Parker, John D.   +2 more
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The role of leaf traits and bird-mediated insect predation on patterns of herbivory in a semiarid environment in central Mexico

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, Erika Nieves-Silva, Roger Guevara   +2 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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Insect herbivory time-course reveals unique temporal transcriptomic responses in resistant and susceptible grapevines

Frontiers in Plant Science
Grapevine (Vitis) is a crop of global importance. Insect pests, such as Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle), threaten yields of this high value crop.
Cullen W. Dixon, Cullen W. Dixon, Andrea R. Gschwend   +2 more
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Applying machine learning to investigate long‐term insect–plant interactions preserved on digitized herbarium specimens

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, Carlo Tomasi, Song Yuan, Kathleen M. Pryer   +3 more
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Adaptive Responses of Tropical Crops: A Multi‐Scale Omics Integrated Perspective

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tropical crops integrate genomic, morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptations to thrive under extreme and variable environments. This review highlights how natural selection, domestication, and breeding shape stress resilience, resource‐use strategies, and productivity in sugarcane, banana, cassava, rubber and oil palm, offering new routes
Peilin Wang, Chenhui Li, Dongjiao Wang, Qibin Wu, Zhen Zeng, Huiming Guo, Han Cheng, Songbi Chen, Hongxing Cao, Hongmei Cheng, Jianghui Xie, Youxiong Que   +11 more
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Soil Physical Properties Affect Herbivory of Lampronadata cristata in a Cork Oak Forest

Ecology and Evolution
Studies have reported the important role of soil properties in regulating insect herbivory under controlled conditions or at relatively large scales.
Xinliang Shao, Xinjuan Zhou, Lin Wang, Ruxue Tan, Can Lu, Qin Zhang, Kedong Xu   +6 more
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Strong Interactive Effects of Warming and Insect Herbivory on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics at Subarctic Tree Line

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021
Warming will likely stimulate Arctic primary production, but also soil C and N mineralization, and it remains uncertain whether the Arctic will become a sink or a source for CO2.
Nele Meyer, Nele Meyer, Tarja Silfver, Tarja Silfver, Kristiina Karhu, Kristiina Karhu, Kristiina Karhu, Kristiina Myller, Outi-Maaria Sietiö, Eero Myrsky, Elina Oksanen, Matti Rousi, Juha Mikola, Juha Mikola, Juha Mikola   +14 more
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Herbivory‐Induced Stomatal Opening Triggers the Dispersal of an Invasive Insect Herbivore

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The invasive leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta uniquely manipulates plant defenses by inducing stomatal opening in tomato. This response, mediated by the stomatal regulator IQM1, enhances the release of the repellent volatile benzaldehyde. This volatile triggers the dispersal of adult moths, facilitates colonization of new hosts, and leads to rapid ...
Limin Chen, Xiaowei Li, Yaru Wang, Farman Ullah, Shuxing Zhou, Lemeng Dong, Weizhong He, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Youming Hou, Ian T. Baldwin, Yaobin Lu   +10 more
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Insect herbivory dampens Subarctic birch forest C sink response to warming

Nature Communications, 2020
Warming is expected to increase C sink capacity in high-latitude ecosystems, but plant-herbivore interactions could moderate or offset this effect. Here, Silfver and colleagues test individual and interactive effects of warming and insect herbivory in a ...
Tarja Silfver, Lauri Heiskanen, Mika Aurela, Kristiina Myller, Kristiina Karhu, Nele Meyer, Juha-Pekka Tuovinen, Elina Oksanen, Matti Rousi, Juha Mikola   +9 more
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